Term ends Nov 5, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 5, 2032
Held by Smith & Nephew, Inc., Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG and Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
Filed Feb 22, 2022 as application 17/677,401 · Granted Dec 26, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Nov 5, 2012
Nov 5, 2012
Term ends
Nov 5, 2032
Nov 5, 2032
Granted
Dec 26, 2023
Dec 26, 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 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
5
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. 0 of 2 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 Nov 5, 2012, when application 13/669,321, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Feb 22, 2022) | Nov 5, 2032 | 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 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 5, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,539,115 | In force Feb 2035 | Feb 2035 |
| US 10,524,935 | In force Sep 2033 | Sep 2033 |
| US 11,285,023 | Lapsed on the fee record Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| US 11,850,170 | this patent Nov 2032 | Nov 2032 |
| Application 18/389,090 | Abandoned 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2022 Reel 59635, frame 211 | Coulange, Vincent; Genna, Sophie; Brunnarius, Yann; Lizee, Emmanuel; Perineau, Christophe; Coetzee, Christiaan; Colombier, Jean-alain; Judet, Thierry; Myerson, Mark; Bonnin, Michel | Tornier | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 19, 2022 Reel 59635, frame 377 | Tornier, Inc.; Tornier SAS | Integra Lifesciences Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 19, 2022 Reel 59635, frame 586 | Integra Lifesciences Corporation | Smith & Nephew, Inc.; Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG; Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Integra Lifesciences Corporation | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Integra Lifesciences Corporation | Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Integra Lifesciences Corporation | Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2032
Term ends Nov 5, 2032. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
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