Tamper resistant module having separate control of issuance and content delivery
US 7,917,760 Lapsed on the fee recordLapsed Mar 29, 2019 on the fee record · From the USPTO record
20-year base term ended Feb 12, 2018
Second maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Feb 12, 1998
Mar 29, 2019
Mar 29, 2011
Sep 20, 2020
How we calculated this date
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Feb 12, 1998, when the earliest non-provisional application in its chain was filed (this one was filed Jun 20, 2007) | Feb 12, 2018 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +951 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Sep 20, 2020 | 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 | 1 of 2 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Mar 29, 2019 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 29, 2019 | From the USPTO record |
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