Light redirecting film systems having pattern of variable optical elements
US 7,914,196 Lapsed on the fee recordLapsed Mar 29, 2019 on the fee record · Medium confidence
20-year base term ended Feb 23, 2019
Second maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Feb 23, 1999
Mar 29, 2019
Mar 29, 2011
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Feb 23, 1999, when the earliest non-provisional application in its chain was filed (this one was filed Mar 25, 2008); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Feb 23, 2019 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +306 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 26, 2019 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 6,752,505) | capped to Mar 23, 2019 | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 1 of 1 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Mar 29, 2019 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 29, 2019 | Medium confidence |
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