Term ends Mar 31, 2031
Term ends Dec 14, 2027
Base term plus 1203 days of PTA
Today
20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Expires Mar 2031
2007
2031
Clock starts
Dec 14, 2007
Dec 14, 2007
Granted
Sep 11, 2012
Sep 11, 2012
Term ends
Mar 31, 2031
Mar 31, 2031
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Computed Aug 22, 2026 · countdowns run from that date · how we know
1,203
Days of PTA
5
Applications in this family
This patent's term runs 1203 days past the statutory base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are paid, so nothing but the term itself will end it. Confidence: High. from the record
How this date was computed
Every step shows its rule, its 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, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional | Clock starts Dec 14, 2007 | Dec 14, 2027 | High |
| Patent term adjustment | +1203 days, USPTO PTA record | Mar 31, 2031 | High |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None found; file history unreviewed | no cap applied | Medium |
| Fee events | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | in-force | High |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 31, 2031 | High |
The computation, verbatim
base=20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional: 2007-12-14+20y | =2027-12-14 | PTA+1203d=2031-03-31 | PTE:none | TD:none | paid 4yr@2016-08-19,8yr@2020-03-03,12yr@2024-03-11 | status=in-force@2031-03-31
This family
| Application 60/874,797 | pending | not computed |
| Application PCT/US2007/025689 | pending | not computed |
| US 8,263,612 | this patent | Mar 2031 |
| US 8,722,677 | in-force | Dec 2027 |
| US 9,242,983 | in-force | Dec 2027 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Oare, David a.; Bondy, Steven S.; Puerstinger, Gerhard | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 9, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Oare, David a.; Bondy, Steven S.; Puerstinger, Gerhard | K.U. Leuven Research & Development | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 9, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Oare, David a.; Bondy, Steven S.; Puerstinger, Gerhard | Puerstinger, Gerhard | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 4, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | K.U. Leuven Research & Development | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 4, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Oare, David a.; Bondy, Steven S.; Puerstinger, Gerhard | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Second Assignee's Name and Address Previously Recorded on Reel 020925 Frame 0652. Assignor(s) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Jan 4, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Oare, David a.; Bondy, Steven S.; Puerstinger, Gerhard | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Second Assignee's Name and Address Previously Recorded on Reel 020925 Frame 0652. Assignor(s) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Jan 4, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Oare, David a.; Bondy, Steven S.; Puerstinger, Gerhard | Puerstinger, Gerhard | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Second Assignee's Name and Address Previously Recorded on Reel 020925 Frame 0652. Assignor(s) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Jan 4, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignment Previously Recorded at Reel: 036495 Frame: 0004. Assignor(s) Hereby Confirms the Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Name and Address.. |
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What's changing
Aug 22, 2026Mar 2031
Term ends. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 1203 days of PTA are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
5
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of patents granted in 2012, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
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