Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 23, 2025 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Apr 15, 2029 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 15, 2029
Why Medium: The disclaimer's references carry disclaimers of their own not yet read (US 8,367,701), so the cap could be lower.
Held by Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited
Filed Aug 12, 2016 as application 15/235,572 · Granted Jun 8, 2021
Base term plus 174 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) · capped by a resolved terminal disclaimer
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
Apr 15, 2009
Apr 15, 2009
Term ends
Apr 15, 2029
Apr 15, 2029
Granted
Jun 8, 2021
Jun 8, 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
174
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
Capped
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,367,701.
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.
8
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 runs 174 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document caps it earlier. 1 of 1 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: Medium. 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 Apr 15, 2009, when application 12/386,361, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 12, 2016) | Apr 15, 2029 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +174 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Oct 6, 2029 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 8,367,701) | capped to Apr 15, 2029 | Medium 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 | Apr 15, 2029 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 8,080,562 | In force Jul 2030 | Jul 2030 |
| US 8,367,701 | In force no later than Apr 2029 | no later than Apr 2029 |
| US 8,871,935 | In force Apr 2029 | Apr 2029 |
| US 9,447,077 | In force Apr 2029 | Apr 2029 |
| US 11,028,077 | this patent Apr 2029 | Apr 2029 |
| Application 17/323,693 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 18/337,565 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 18/439,671 | Pending not computed | not computed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2017 Reel 42646, frame 690 | Burnier, John; Gadek, Thomas; Naud, Frederic | Sarcode Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 8, 2017 Reel 42736, frame 245 | Sarcode Corporation | Sarcode Bioscience Inc. | Change of Name |
| Oct 31, 2019 Reel 50900, frame 268 | Sarcode Bioscience Inc. | Novartis AG | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 22, 2020 Reel 54135, frame 165 | Novartis AG | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 6, 2023 Reel 65789, frame 853 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 23, 2025 Reel 74050, frame 573 | Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Dec 23, 2025 Reel 74050, frame 709 | Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited | Citibank, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Apr 2029
Term ends Apr 15, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 174 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Disclaimer cap
This term is capped by a terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,367,701.
Citations
0
later US patents cite this one
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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
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. 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.