Spinal Implant Revision Device
US 9,451,994 Surrendered on reissueSurrendered on reissue May 15, 2018 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 30, 2035
Why Medium: No fee event states this; the fee state is read from the payments the fee record holds.
Surrendered on reissue May 15, 2018 · its term and maintenance fees continue in US RE46,840.
Jun 30, 2015
May 15, 2018
Sep 27, 2016
Jun 30, 2035
How we calculated this date
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jun 30, 2015, when this application, 14/755,340, was filed | Jun 30, 2035 | 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 | No fee events in USPTO's record of this patent. A gap in the record, not evidence of lapse | no change | Medium confidence |
| Reissue | US RE46,840 issued May 15, 2018, and this patent's term continues in it (35 U.S.C. 251, 252) | surrendered May 15, 2018 | High confidence |
| Surrendered on reissue | The steps above, in order | May 15, 2018 | Medium confidence |
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