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Monoclonal antibodies reactive with defined regions of the T cell antigen receptor

US 6,048,526 Lapsed on the fee record
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Lapsed Apr 11, 2004 on the fee record · From the USPTO record

First maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.

Named at grant Astra AB · find this owner
Filed Jun 25, 1993 as application 08/083,408 · Granted Apr 11, 2000
Base term, 17 years from grant or 20 from filing, whichever is later
Today
Lapsed Apr 11, 2004
1993 2026
Clock starts
Jun 25, 1993
No longer in force
Apr 11, 2004
Granted
Apr 11, 2000
Term would have run to
Apr 11, 2017
base term after the term ends 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.

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Step Input Date after this step Confidence
Base term, the 1995 transition ruleGranted Apr 11, 2000 + 17 years, or clock starts Jun 25, 1993 + 20 years, whichever is laterApr 11, 2017High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events0 of 3 maintenance fees paidlapsed Apr 11, 2004High confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderApr 11, 2004From the USPTO record

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