Method for the Routing of IP Frames Between the Users of a Variable Graph Network
US 7,120,154 Lapsed on the fee recordLapsed Oct 10, 2018 on the fee record · High confidence
20-year base term ended Jul 2, 2021
Third maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Jul 2, 2001
Oct 10, 2018
Oct 10, 2006
Mar 27, 2024
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| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jul 2, 2001, when this application, 09/895,324, was filed | Jul 2, 2021 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +999 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Mar 27, 2024 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Oct 10, 2018 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 10, 2018 | High confidence |
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