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Term ends Sep 27, 2039 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 27, 2039
Filed Feb 28, 2024 as application 18/589,498 · Granted Nov 3, 2026
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2019
2039
Clock starts
Sep 27, 2019
Sep 27, 2019
Term ends
Sep 27, 2039
Sep 27, 2039
Granted
Nov 3, 2026
Nov 3, 2026
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.
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. 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 Sep 27, 2019, when application PCT/EP2019/076241, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Feb 28, 2024) | Sep 27, 2039 | 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 | Sep 27, 2039 | High confidence |
This family
| Application 17/280,620 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 12,778,952 | this patent Sep 2039 | Sep 2039 |
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Sep 2039
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