Also listed on IFM Due, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Jul 2, 2039 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 2, 2039
Held by Novartis Pharma AG
Filed Jul 2, 2019 as application 16/460,381 · Granted Apr 4, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2019
2039
Clock starts
Jul 2, 2019
Jul 2, 2019
Term ends
Jul 2, 2039
Jul 2, 2039
Granted
Apr 4, 2023
Apr 4, 2023
base term
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.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
0 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.
2
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 0 of 3 maintenance fees are 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 Jul 2, 2019, when this application, 16/460,381, was filed | Jul 2, 2039 | 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 | 0 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jul 2, 2039 | High confidence |
This family
| US 11,618,749 | this patent Jul 2039 | Jul 2039 |
| Application 18/116,183 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2019 Reel 50756, frame 242 | Roush, William R.; Venkatraman, Shankar; Glick, Gary; Seidel, Hans Martin | IFM Management, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 18, 2019 Reel 50757, frame 396 | IFM Management, Inc. | IFM Due, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 16, 2024 Reel 69303, frame 483 | IFM Due, Inc. | Novartis Pharma AG | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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What's changing
Jul 2039
Term ends Jul 2, 2039.
Citations
3
later US patents cite this one
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