Term ends Nov 19, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 14, 2028
Held by Nichia Corporation
Filed Jan 14, 2008 as application 12/013,920 · Granted Jul 27, 2010
Base term plus 310 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2008
2028
Clock starts
Jan 14, 2008
Jan 14, 2008
Term ends
Nov 19, 2028
Nov 19, 2028
Granted
Jul 27, 2010
Jul 27, 2010
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
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
310
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.
This patent's term runs 310 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jan 14, 2008, when this application, 12/013,920, was filed | Jan 14, 2028 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +310 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 19, 2028 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 19, 2028 | High confidence |
Assignments
Assignment documents as recorded at the USPTO, oldest first, with the reel and frame each was recorded at. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership, and the absence of a later one is not evidence that the last one still stands.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2008 Reel 20361, frame 644 | Lai, Chih-ming; Hsu, Hung-kuang | Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 9, 2015 Reel 35601, frame 910 | Foxsemicon Integrated Technology Inc. | Pond House, Series 59 of Allied Security Trust I | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 15, 2015 Reel 36090, frame 872 | Pond House, Series 59 of Allied Security Trust I | Nichia Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2028
Term ends Nov 19, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 310 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
38
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.