Term ends Feb 18, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 4, 2029
Held by Fict Limited
Filed Feb 4, 2009 as application 12/365,279 · Granted Apr 10, 2012
Base term plus 14 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
Feb 4, 2009
Feb 4, 2009
Term ends
Feb 18, 2029
Feb 18, 2029
Granted
Apr 10, 2012
Apr 10, 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
14
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 14 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 Feb 4, 2009, when this application, 12/365,279, was filed | Feb 4, 2029 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +14 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Feb 18, 2029 | 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 | Feb 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2009 Reel 22255, frame 625 | Yoshimura, Hideaki; Nakagawa, Takashi; Fukuzono, Kenji; Kanda, Takashi; Yagi, Tomohisa | Fujitsu Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 8, 2020 Reel 52345, frame 603 | Fujitsu Limited | Fujitsu Interconnect Technologies Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 6, 2023 Reel 63881, frame 638 | Fujitsu Interconnect Technologies Limited | Fict Limited | Change of Name |
| Dec 22, 2025 Reel 74019, frame 640 | Fict Limited; FM Holdings Co., Ltd. | FM Holdings Co., Ltd. | Merger and Change of Name |
| Apr 23, 2026 Reel 75466, frame 44 | FM Holdings Co., Ltd. | Fict Limited | Change of Name |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Feb 2029
Term ends Feb 18, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 14 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
18
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2012 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.