Also listed on LS9, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Oct 7, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 7, 2029
Held by Again Technology Holdings Inc.
Filed Oct 7, 2009 as application 12/575,427 · Granted Jan 17, 2012
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
Oct 7, 2009
Oct 7, 2009
Term ends
Oct 7, 2029
Oct 7, 2029
Granted
Jan 17, 2012
Jan 17, 2012
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for 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 Oct 7, 2009, when this application, 12/575,427, was filed | Oct 7, 2029 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | 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 | Oct 7, 2029 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2009 Reel 23689, frame 396 | Alibhai, Murtaza F.; Hu, Zhihao | LS9, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 7, 2014 Reel 34193, frame 175 | LS9, Inc. | Reg Life Sciences, LLC | Amendment to Patent Assignment |
| Apr 7, 2015 Reel 35391, frame 384 | LS9, Inc. | Reg Life Sciences, LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Schedule a, Line 221 Previously Recorded on Reel 034193 Frame 0175. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Correct Application Number. |
| Oct 9, 2019 Reel 50695, frame 661 | Reg Life Sciences, LLC | Genomatica, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 2, 2025 Reel 71471, frame 770 | Genomatica, Inc. | Oxford Finance LLC | Security Interest |
| Dec 9, 2025 Reel 73915, frame 27 | Genomatica, Inc. | Novo Holdings A/S, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 10, 2026 Reel 74708, frame 1 | Genomatica, Inc. | Again Bio APS | Security Interest |
| Aug 7, 2026 Reel 76153, frame 826 | Genomatica, Inc. | Gma (ABC), LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 11, 2026 Reel 76186, frame 419 | Again Bio APS | Genomatica, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 13, 2026 Reel 76184, frame 531 | Gma (ABC), LLC | Again Technology Holdings Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Oct 2029
Term ends Oct 7, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
128
later US patents cite this one
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