Term ends Jan 2, 2038 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 2, 2038
Held by United Microelectronics Corp.
Filed Dec 26, 2022 as application 18/088,631 · Granted Apr 30, 2024
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2018
2038
Clock starts
Jan 2, 2018
Jan 2, 2018
Term ends
Jan 2, 2038
Jan 2, 2038
Granted
Apr 30, 2024
Apr 30, 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.
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 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 Jan 2, 2018, when application 15/859,775, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 26, 2022) | Jan 2, 2038 | 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 | Jan 2, 2038 | High confidence |
This family
| US 10,679,903 | In force Feb 2038 | Feb 2038 |
| US 11,569,133 | In force Apr 2038 | Apr 2038 |
| US 11,972,984 | this patent Jan 2038 | Jan 2038 |
| US 12,439,681 | In force Jan 2038 | Jan 2038 |
| Application 19/325,470 | Pending not computed | not computed |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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What's changing
Jan 2038
Term ends Jan 2, 2038. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
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