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Eyewear with Variable Optical Characteristics

US 10,073,282 In force
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Term ends Nov 11, 2035 · High confidence

Held by Oakley, Inc.
Filed May 12, 2017 as application 15/594,475 · Granted Sep 11, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2015 2035
Clock starts
Nov 11, 2015
Term ends
Nov 11, 2035
Granted
Sep 11, 2018
base term fee events Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Nov 11, 2015, when application PCT/US2015/060103, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 12, 2017)Nov 11, 2035High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderNov 11, 2035High confidence

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Assignments

Assignment documents as recorded at the USPTO, oldest first, with the reel and frame each was recorded at. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership, and the absence of a later one is not evidence that the last one still stands.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Jul 21, 2017
Reel 43067, frame 655
Saylor, Ryan; Meunier, Benjamin J.; Anderson, Christopher JohnOakley, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest

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