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Method and System for Delivery of Goods Based on a Virtual Address

US 10,300,509 Term ended
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Term ended Jan 27, 2026 · High confidence

Held by Smartcom Labs Oy
Filed Feb 27, 2018 as application 15/906,064 · Granted May 28, 2019
Base term, 20 years from filing · capped by a resolved terminal disclaimer
Today
20 years from filing
Term ended Jan 27, 2026
2009 2029
Clock starts
Mar 10, 2009
Term ended
Jan 27, 2026
Granted
May 28, 2019
base term after the term ends fee events Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
Capped
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,937,531.
1 of 1
Maintenance fees paid
One maintenance fee can end this term early, the one due 3.5 years from grant; the next one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts it if the record shows it paid.

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Step Input Date after this step Confidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Mar 10, 2009, when the earliest non-provisional application in its chain was filed (this one was filed Feb 27, 2018)Mar 10, 2029High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capDisclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 9,937,531)capped to Jan 27, 2026High confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events1 of 1 maintenance fees paidterm endedHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJan 27, 2026High confidence

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