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Antibody Producing Non-Human Animals

US 11,559,049 In force
OverviewSources & methods

Term ends Jun 29, 2029 · High confidence

Held by Merus B.V.
Filed Jan 12, 2018 as application 15/870,621 · Granted Jan 24, 2023
USPTO first gave this application the number US 11,445,710 and withdrew it before it issued. That number now leads here.
Base term plus 233 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) · capped by a resolved terminal disclaimer
Today
20 years from filing
2009 2029
Clock starts
Jun 29, 2009
Term ends
Jun 29, 2029
Granted
Jan 24, 2023
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
233
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 10,966,411, US 11,785,924, US 9,765,133, US 9,944,695, US 9,951,124.
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.

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 filingClock starts Jun 29, 2009, when the earliest non-provisional application in its chain was filed (this one was filed Jan 12, 2018)Jun 29, 2029High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+233 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordFeb 17, 2030High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capDisclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 10,966,411, US 11,785,924, US 9,765,133, US 9,944,695, US 9,951,124)capped to Jun 29, 2029High confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events1 of 1 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJun 29, 2029High confidence

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