Collateral for a security interest recorded Oct 20, 2025 (Biopharma Credit PLC).
Term ends Dec 23, 2036 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 23, 2036
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Valneva Austria GmbH
Filed Mar 6, 2023 as application 18/178,638 · Granted Apr 9, 2024
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2016
2036
Clock starts
Dec 23, 2016
Dec 23, 2016
Term ends
Dec 23, 2036
Dec 23, 2036
Granted
Apr 9, 2024
Apr 9, 2024
base term
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.
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.
7
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 3 maintenance fees are 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 Dec 23, 2016, when application PCT/EP2016/082664, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 6, 2023); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Dec 23, 2036 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium 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 | Dec 23, 2036 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 10,639,365 | In force Dec 2036 | Dec 2036 |
| US 11,219,681 | In force Dec 2036 | Dec 2036 |
| US 12,005,111 | In force Dec 2036 | Dec 2036 |
| US 11,951,163 | this patent Dec 2036 | Dec 2036 |
| US 12,102,673 | In force Dec 2036 | Dec 2036 |
| Application 18/799,291 | Pending not computed | not computed |
6 of 7 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 5, 2023 Reel 63849, frame 30 | Barbero Calzado, Jana; Nebenführ, Mario; Schlegl, Robert; Weber, Michael; Heindl-Wruss, Jürgen | Valneva Austria GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 19, 2024 Reel 66182, frame 174 | Valneva SE; Valneva Austria GmbH; Valneva USA, Inc.; Valneva Sweden AB | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Security Interest |
| Oct 20, 2025 Reel 73164, frame 32 | Valneva Austria GmbH; Valneva SE; Valneva Sweden AB | Biopharma Credit PLC, as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Nov 10, 2025 Reel 73516, frame 522 | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Valneva Austria GmbH; Valneva SE; Valneva USA, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 10, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Valneva Austria GmbH | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 10, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Valneva SE | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 10, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Valneva USA, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 31, 2026 Reel 75335, frame 609 | Valneva Austria GmbH; Valneva SE; Valneva Sweden AB | Biopharma Credit PLC, as Collateral Agent | Amended and Restated Patent Security Agreement |
| Jun 4, 2026 Reel 75803, frame 558 | Valneva Austria GmbH; Valneva SE; Valneva Sweden AB | Biopharma Credit PLC, as Collateral Agent | Amended and Restated Patent Security Agreement |
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Dec 2036
Term ends Dec 23, 2036. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
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