UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 8, 2023
CQENS Technologies Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-55470 | 27-1521407 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
5550 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55419
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (612) 812-2037
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On September 8, 2023 CQENS Technologies Inc. (the “Company”) was informed that the European Patent Organisation has determined that a European patent for the Company’s Heat-not-Burn (“HnB”) tobacco system (the “EU Patent”) will be granted and published in the European Patent Bulletin of September 20, 2023. After the grant, the Company intends to validate the patent in the countries of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Turkey. Under the national law of the extension and validation countries, a European patent extended to or validated in those countries has the effect of a national patent granted by the relevant country and is subject to the same conditions.
The Company believes that its development stage HnB System, which heats tobacco for inhalation without the constituents of combustion, is less toxic, as satisfying and far more convenient than other methods of tobacco use—especially when compared to the inhalation of smoke produced by combustible products, such as cigarettes, cigars and pipes. The Company now has 44 US and international patents and pending patents for its HnB System and, as referenced above, will have the EU Patent validated in another 21 countries after the requisite translations and filings have been completed.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CQENS TECHNOLOGIES INC. | ||
Date: September 12, 2023 | By: | /s/ William P. Bartkowski |
William P. Bartkowski, President |