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Production and Secretion of Fatty Acids and Fatty Acid Derivatives

US 9,017,975 In force
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Term ends Sep 27, 2032 · High confidence

Filed Sep 27, 2012 as application 13/629,492 · Granted Apr 28, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2012 2032
Clock starts
Sep 27, 2012
Term ends
Sep 27, 2032
Granted
Apr 28, 2015
base term fee events Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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.

This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Sep 27, 2012, when this application, 13/629,492, was filedSep 27, 2032High 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 events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderSep 27, 2032High confidence

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
Nov 21, 2012
Reel 29335, frame 926
Holtzapple, Erik; Brown, Robert C.; Seshadri, Rekha; Coppersmith, Jennifer; Verruto, JohnSynthetic Genomics, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 10, 2020
Reel 54372, frame 822
Oxford Finance LLCSynthetic Genomics, Inc.; Genovia Bio, LLC; Green Resources, LLC; Sgi-Dna, Inc.; Synthetic Genomics Vaccines, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Nov 10, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Oxford Finance LLCSynthetic Genomics, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Nov 10, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Oxford Finance LLCGenovia Bio, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Nov 10, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Oxford Finance LLCGreen Resources, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Nov 10, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Oxford Finance LLCSgi-Dna, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Nov 10, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Oxford Finance LLCSynthetic Genomics Vaccines, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Apr 7, 2022
Reel 59631, frame 684
Synthetic Genomics, Inc.Viridos, Inc.Change of Name

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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