Lapsed May 6, 2026 on the fee record · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 24, 2027
Third maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Held by Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Filed Jan 13, 2012 as application 13/350,596 · Granted May 6, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Lapsed May 6, 2026
2007
2027
Clock starts
Jan 24, 2007
Jan 24, 2007
No longer in force
May 6, 2026
May 6, 2026
Granted
May 6, 2014
May 6, 2014
Term would have run to
Jan 24, 2027
Jan 24, 2027
base term
after the term ends
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.
2 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.
2
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Its term would have run to Jan 24, 2027: its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 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 Jan 24, 2007, when application 11/626,735, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jan 13, 2012) | Jan 24, 2027 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed May 6, 2026 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 6, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,114,091 | In force Jun 2029 | Jun 2029 |
| US 8,715,363 | this patent May 2026 | May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2012 Reel 29337, frame 943 | Ratron, Yves-alain; Cardon, Jean-emmanuel; Judet, Thierry; Colombier, Jean-alain; Bonnin, Michel | Tornier | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 18, 2015 Reel 37332, frame 380 | Tornier, Inc.; Tornier SAS | Integra Lifesciences Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 17, 2021 Reel 55280, frame 575 | Integra Lifesciences Corporation | Smith & Nephew, Inc.; Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG; Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 17, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Integra Lifesciences Corporation | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 17, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Integra Lifesciences Corporation | Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 17, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Integra Lifesciences Corporation | Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 3, 2021 Reel 56431, frame 422 | Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited; Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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Citations
144
later US patents cite this one
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