Also listed on Zogenix, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Dec 20, 2036 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 20, 2036
Held by Zogenix International Limited
Filed Jan 27, 2021 as application 17/159,367 · Granted Apr 25, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2016
2036
Clock starts
Dec 20, 2016
Dec 20, 2016
Term ends
Dec 20, 2036
Dec 20, 2036
Granted
Apr 25, 2023
Apr 25, 2023
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 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.
3
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 3 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 Dec 20, 2016, when application 15/385,525, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jan 27, 2021) | Dec 20, 2036 | 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 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 20, 2036 | High confidence |
This family
| US 10,351,509 | In force Dec 2036 | Dec 2036 |
| US 10,947,183 | In force Dec 2036 | Dec 2036 |
| US 11,634,377 | this patent Dec 2036 | Dec 2036 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2021 Reel 55422, frame 210 | Londesbrough, Derek; Andersen, Marc | Zogenix International Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 6, 2025 Reel 71510, frame 1 | Londesbrough, Derek; Anderson, Marc | Zogenix International Limited | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Address Previously Recorded at Reel: 55422 Frame: 210. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment . |
| Jul 21, 2025 Reel 73731, frame 181 | Zogenix International Limited | Zogenix International Limited | Assignee Change of Address |
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What's changing
Dec 2036
Term ends Dec 20, 2036. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
12
later US patents cite this one
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