Term ends no later than May 7, 2035 · Low confidence
20-year base term ends May 7, 2035
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Held by Monsanto Technology LLC
Filed Feb 27, 2019 as application 16/287,236 · Granted Jun 16, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2015
2035
Clock starts
May 7, 2015
May 7, 2015
Ends no later than
May 7, 2035
May 7, 2035
Granted
Jun 16, 2020
Jun 16, 2020
base term
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.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
1 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.
11
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: Low. from the record
How we calculated this date
One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts May 7, 2015, when applications PCT/US2015/029710 and PCT/US2015/029719, the earliest non-provisional applications in its chain, were filed (this one was filed Feb 27, 2019); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | May 7, 2035 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than May 7, 2035 | Low confidence |
This family
| Application PCT/US2015/029719 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| Application PCT/US2015/029710 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| Application PCT/US2016/037704 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 10,785,905 | In force Mar 2036 | Mar 2036 |
| US 10,219,431 | In force May 2035 | May 2035 |
| US 10,681,862 | this patent no later than May 2035 | no later than May 2035 |
| US 11,672,195 | In force Jan 2038 | Jan 2038 |
| US 11,224,157 | In force Jun 2036 | Jun 2036 |
8 of 11 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2022 Reel 61963, frame 737 | The Climate Corporation | Climate LLC | Change of Name |
| Jul 28, 2025 Reel 72257, frame 468 | Climate LLC | Climate LLC | Change of Address |
| Sep 2, 2025 Reel 72810, frame 444 | Climate LLC | Climate LLC | Change in Principal Place of Business |
| Mar 23, 2026 Reel 75177, frame 751 | Climate LLC | Monsanto Company | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 23, 2026 Reel 75177, frame 908 | Monsanto Company | Monsanto Technology LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
May 2035
Term ends no later than May 7, 2035. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than May 7, 2035. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
12
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
This computed term ends no later than the date shown; an unresolved terminal disclaimer may end it earlier. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.