Term ends Mar 13, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 13, 2028
Held by Bioprotect Ltd.
Filed Sep 12, 2016 as application 15/262,166 · Granted Apr 27, 2021
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2008
2028
Clock starts
Mar 13, 2008
Mar 13, 2008
Term ends
Mar 13, 2028
Mar 13, 2028
Granted
Apr 27, 2021
Apr 27, 2021
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.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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.
4
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. 1 of 1 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Mar 13, 2008, when application PCT/IL2008/000354, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 12, 2016) | Mar 13, 2028 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 1 of 1 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 13, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| Application 12/531,073 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 10,987,092 | this patent Mar 2028 | Mar 2028 |
| Application 17/210,423 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
3 of 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2022 Reel 60394, frame 233 | Shohat, Shaul | Bioprotect Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 6, 2022 Reel 61667, frame 401 | Bioprotect Ltd. | Kreos Capital VII Aggregator SCSP | Security Interest |
| Jan 15, 2025 Reel 69924, frame 697 | Kreos Capital VII Aggregator SCSP | Bioprotect Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 15, 2026 Reel 74078, frame 880 | Bioprotect Ltd. | Kreos Capital VIII Aggregator SCSP | Security Interest |
| Jul 7, 2026 Reel 75198, frame 639 | Kreos Capital VIII Aggregator SCSP | Bioprotect Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Mar 2028
Term ends Mar 13, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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