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N3 Alkylated Benzimidazole Derivatives as Mek Inhibitors

US 7,425,637 In force
OverviewSources & methods

Term ends Apr 11, 2029 · High confidence

Held by Alexion Pharma International Operations Limited
Filed Feb 18, 2005 as application 11/061,336 · Granted Sep 16, 2008
Base term plus 395 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2003 2029
Clock starts
Mar 13, 2003
Term ends
Apr 11, 2029
Granted
Sep 16, 2008
base term patent term adjustment 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
395
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 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, 20 years from filingClock starts Mar 13, 2003, when the earliest non-provisional application in its chain was filed (this one was filed Feb 18, 2005)Mar 13, 2023High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+395 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordApr 11, 2024High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extension+5 years, USPTO 35 U.S.C. 156 certificateadded to Apr 11, 2024: Apr 11, 2029High confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderApr 11, 2029High confidence

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