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19-nor steroids having a thiocarbonated chain in position 11beta, their preparation process and the intermediates of this process, and the intermediates of this process, their use as medicaments and compositions

US 6,281,204 Lapsed on the fee record
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Lapsed Aug 28, 2009 on the fee record · From the USPTO record

Second maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.

Held by Hoechst Marion Roussel
Filed Jun 9, 1994 as application 08/244,735 · Granted Aug 28, 2001
Base term, 17 years from grant or 20 from filing, whichever is later
Today
Lapsed Aug 28, 2009
1994 2026
Clock starts
Jun 9, 1994
No longer in force
Aug 28, 2009
Granted
Aug 28, 2001
Term would have run to
Aug 28, 2018
base term after the term ends fee events 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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
1 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 Aug 28, 2001 + 17 years, or clock starts Jun 9, 1994 + 20 years, whichever is laterAug 28, 2018High 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 events1 of 3 maintenance fees paidlapsed Aug 28, 2009High confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderAug 28, 2009From the USPTO record

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