Also listed on Oxford Biosensors Limited, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Dec 21, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 21, 2026
Held by Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
Filed Dec 20, 2010 as application 12/973,205 · Granted May 29, 2012
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Dec 21, 2006
Dec 21, 2006
Term ends
Dec 21, 2026
Dec 21, 2026
Granted
May 29, 2012
May 29, 2012
base term
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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.
3
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Dec 21, 2006, when application PCT/GB2006/004848, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 20, 2010) | Dec 21, 2026 | 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 | Dec 21, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| Application 12/097,364 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 8,187,453 | this patent Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
2 of 3 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2011 Reel 27057, frame 356 | Oxford Biosensors Limited | F. Hoffman-la Roche Ltd. A/K/A F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG and F. Hoffmann la Roche Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 13, 2011 Reel 27057, frame 940 | F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG A/K/A F. Hoffman-la Roche Ltd. and F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. | Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 8, 2011 Reel 27189, frame 641 | Wallace-davis, Emma Naomi Kathleen; Murphy, Lindy Jane; Allan, Andrew William | Oxford Biosensors Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 23, 2015 Reel 36008, frame 670 | Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. | Roche Diabetes Care, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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Dec 2026
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Citations
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