Collateral for a security interest recorded Oct 20, 2025 (Biopharma Credit PLC).
Term ends Mar 14, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 14, 2033
Held by Valneva Austria GmbH
Filed Mar 14, 2013 as application 13/802,991 · Granted Mar 24, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Mar 14, 2013
Mar 14, 2013
Term ends
Mar 14, 2033
Mar 14, 2033
Granted
Mar 24, 2015
Mar 24, 2015
base term
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.
10
Family applications on record here
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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 Mar 14, 2013, when this application, 13/802,991, was filed | Mar 14, 2033 | 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 | Mar 14, 2033 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,986,704 | this patent Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
| Application 14/412,722 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 14/623,681 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 9,926,343 | In force Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
| US 10,544,194 | In force Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
| US 11,208,439 | In force Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
| US 11,466,058 | In force Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
| US 12,195,501 | In force Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
8 of 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2013 Reel 30541, frame 775 | Comstedt, Par; Hanner, Markus; Lundberg, Urban; Meinke, Andreas; Schueler, Wolfgang; Wizel, Benjamin | Intercell AG | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 13, 2013 Reel 30610, frame 627 | Intercell AG | Intercell Austria AG | Asset Transfer Agreement |
| Sep 26, 2014 Reel 33824, frame 26 | Intercell Austria AG | Valneva Austria GmbH | Change of Name |
| Jun 26, 2018 Reel 46203, frame 46 | Comstedt, Pär; Hanner, Markus; Lundberg, Urban; Meinke, Andreas; Schüler, Wolfgang; Wizel, Benjamin | Valneva Austria GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 4, 2020 Reel 52016, frame 745 | Valneva SE; Valneva USA, Inc.; Valneva Austria GmbH | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Security Interest |
| Oct 20, 2025 Reel 73164, frame 32 | Valneva Austria GmbH; Valneva SE; Valneva Sweden AB | Biopharma Credit PLC, as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Nov 10, 2025 Reel 73516, frame 522 | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Valneva Austria GmbH; Valneva SE; Valneva USA, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 10, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Valneva Austria GmbH | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 10, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Valneva SE | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 10, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Valneva USA, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 31, 2026 Reel 75335, frame 609 | Valneva Austria GmbH; Valneva SE; Valneva Sweden AB | Biopharma Credit PLC, as Collateral Agent | Amended and Restated Patent Security Agreement |
| Jun 4, 2026 Reel 75803, frame 558 | Valneva Austria GmbH; Valneva SE; Valneva Sweden AB | Biopharma Credit PLC, as Collateral Agent | Amended and Restated Patent Security Agreement |
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Mar 2033
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