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Method of Implanting a Modular Fracture Fixation System

US 8,747,442 Term ended
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Term ended Sep 28, 2026 · High confidence

Held by Zimmer GmbH
Filed Aug 28, 2012 as application 13/596,530 · Granted Jun 10, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
Term ended Sep 28, 2026
2006 2026
Clock starts
Sep 28, 2006
Term ended
Sep 28, 2026
Granted
Jun 10, 2014
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.
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.
9
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees were paid, so no fee lapse ended it. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Sep 28, 2006, when application 11/536,441, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 28, 2012)Sep 28, 2026High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidterm endedHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderSep 28, 2026High confidence

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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Sep 5, 2012
Reel 28898, frame 581
Orbay, Jorge L.; Castaneda, Javier E.; Graham, Robert; Sixto, Robert, JR.; Francese, Jose Luis; Bourda, Marcus; Mebarak, Edward; Cavallazzi, CesareDePuy Products, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 24, 2013
Reel 29683, frame 912
DePuy Products, Inc.Biomet C.V.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 2, 2024
Reel 68233, frame 456
Biomet C.V.Zimmer GmbHNunc Pro Tunc Assignment

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