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Apparel Modeling System and Method

US 12,093,987 In force
OverviewSources & methods

Term ends Oct 26, 2027 · High confidence

Held by Zazzle Inc.
Filed Oct 15, 2021 as application 17/502,654 · Granted Sep 17, 2024
Base term plus 305 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) · capped by a resolved terminal disclaimer
Today
20 years from filing
2007 2027
Clock starts
Oct 26, 2007
Term ends
Oct 26, 2027
Granted
Sep 17, 2024
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
305
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
Capped
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 11,157,977.
None due
Maintenance fees
This term ends before the first maintenance fee's grace period does, 4 years from grant, so no fee can end it early.

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 filingClock starts Oct 26, 2007, when the earliest non-provisional application in its chain was filed (this one was filed Oct 15, 2021)Oct 26, 2027High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+305 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordAug 26, 2028High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capDisclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 11,157,977)capped to Oct 26, 2027High confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee eventsNo maintenance fee can end the term earlyIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderOct 26, 2027High confidence

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