Term ends Jan 25, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 25, 2031
Held by Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
Filed Aug 8, 2011 as application 13/205,570 · Granted Feb 13, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Jan 25, 2011
Jan 25, 2011
Term ends
Jan 25, 2031
Jan 25, 2031
Granted
Feb 13, 2018
Feb 13, 2018
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.
58
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 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jan 25, 2011, when application 13/013,732, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 8, 2011) | Jan 25, 2031 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jan 25, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| Application 13/013,732 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 10,308,981 | In force Jan 2031 | Jan 2031 |
| Application 13/205,490 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application PCT/US2011/046981 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| Application PCT/US2011/046935 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 9,890,421 | this patent Jan 2031 | Jan 2031 |
| Application PCT/US2011/046976 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| Application PCT/US2011/046963 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
8 of 58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2011 Reel 27110, frame 984 | Sparks, Andrew; Oliphant, Arnold; Zahn, Jacob; Song, Ken; Stuelpnagel, John | Tandem Diagnostics, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 6, 2012 Reel 27493, frame 542 | Tandem Technologies Inc. | Aria Diagnostics, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Apr 4, 2012 Reel 27987, frame 568 | Aria Diagnostics, Inc. | Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jul 23, 2021 Reel 56969, frame 905 | Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. | Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 22, 2022 Reel 59847, frame 803 | Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. | Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Correct Assignment Recordal by Removing Patent Number 8399195 Previously Recorded on Reel 056969 Frame 0905. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
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What's changing
Jan 2031
Term ends Jan 25, 2031. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
46
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