Term ends Sep 26, 2027 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 26, 2027
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Dolya Holdco 5 Limited
Filed Jan 16, 2015 as application 14/598,685 · Granted Apr 12, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Sep 26, 2007
Sep 26, 2007
Term ends
Sep 26, 2027
Sep 26, 2027
Granted
Apr 12, 2016
Apr 12, 2016
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 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
6
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 2 of 2 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Medium. 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 Sep 26, 2007, when application PCT/DE2007/001744, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jan 16, 2015); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Sep 26, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium 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 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Sep 26, 2027 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 8,328,375 | In force Jun 2029 | Jun 2029 |
| US 8,946,986 | In force Dec 2027 | Dec 2027 |
| US 9,312,308 | this patent Sep 2027 | Sep 2027 |
| US 9,829,192 | In force Sep 2027 | Sep 2027 |
| US 10,267,507 | In force Sep 2027 | Sep 2027 |
5 of 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Weitzel, Reinhard | OSRAM Opto Semiconductores GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 27, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Weitzel, Reinhard | Sylvania Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 27, 2015 Reel 36483, frame 749 | Weitzel, Reinhard | OSRAM Opto Semiconductores GmbH; Sylvania Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 21, 2016 Reel 37567, frame 993 | OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH | OSRAM OLED GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 10, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Weitzel, Reinhard | OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Incorrect Serial No. 14/588,685 Previously Recorded at Reel: 036483 Frame: 0749. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Feb 10, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Weitzel, Reinhard | Sylvania Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Incorrect Serial No. 14/588,685 Previously Recorded at Reel: 036483 Frame: 0749. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Feb 10, 2016 Reel 37792, frame 98 | Weitzel, Reinhard | OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH; Sylvania Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Incorrect Serial No. 14/588,685 Previously Recorded at Reel: 036483 Frame: 0749. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Feb 24, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Weitzel, Reinhard | OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Second Assignee Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 037792 Frame: 0098. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Feb 24, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Weitzel, Reinhard | OSRAM Sylvania Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Second Assignee Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 037792 Frame: 0098. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Feb 24, 2016 Reel 37903, frame 466 | Weitzel, Reinhard | OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH; OSRAM Sylvania Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Second Assignee Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 037792 Frame: 0098. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Aug 11, 2020 Reel 53464, frame 374 | OSRAM OLED GmbH | Dolya Holdco 5 Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 11, 2020 Reel 53464, frame 395 | Dolya Holdco 5 Limited | Pictiva Displays International Limited | Corrective Assignment to Correct the 11/658.772 Replaced 11/658.772 Property Numbers Previously Recorded at Reel: 053464 Frame: 0395. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Sep 21, 2021 Reel 57547, frame 956 | OSRAM Sylvania Inc. | OSRAM OLED GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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Sep 2027
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