Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 5, 2026 (Wells Fargo Bank, National Association).
Term ends Oct 12, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 10, 2027
Held by Prolacta Bioscience, Inc.
Filed May 17, 2010 as application 12/518,237 · Granted Feb 19, 2013
Base term plus 672 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2029
Clock starts
Dec 10, 2007
Dec 10, 2007
Term ends
Oct 12, 2029
Oct 12, 2029
Granted
Feb 19, 2013
Feb 19, 2013
base term
patent term adjustment
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
672
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.
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 runs 672 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 Dec 10, 2007, when application PCT/US2007/086973, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 17, 2010) | Dec 10, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +672 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Oct 12, 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 | Oct 12, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| Application PCT/US2007/086973 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,377,445 | this patent Oct 2029 | Oct 2029 |
| US 8,821,878 | Lapsed on the fee record Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 |
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 9, 2009 Reel 23350, frame 157 | Medo, Elena M. | Prolacta Bioscience, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 25, 2010 Reel 24594, frame 332 | Eaker, Scott | Prolacta Bioscience, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 21, 2023 Reel 65935, frame 511 | Prolacta Bioscience, Inc. | Hayfin Services LLP, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2026 Reel 74862, frame 454 | Hayfin Services LLP, as Agent | Prolacta Bioscience, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2026 Reel 74871, frame 441 | Prolacta Bioscience, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Oct 2029
Term ends Oct 12, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 672 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
19
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2013 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
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