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US D429,557 Surrendered on reissue

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Surrendered on reissue Nov 28, 2006 · From the USPTO record

Surrendered on reissue Nov 28, 2006 · its term and maintenance fees continue in US RE39,407.

Named at grant Sockwise Inc. · find this owner

Filed Apr 8, 1999 as application 29/103,094 · Granted Aug 22, 2000

Base term, 14 years from grant

Today

Surrendered Nov 28, 2006

2000 2026

Clock starts
Aug 22, 2000

No longer in force
Nov 28, 2006

Term would have run to
Aug 22, 2014

base term after the term ends 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

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Term adjustment

No prosecution delay on this record.

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Terminal disclaimer

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14 years from grant

Base term

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Step	Input	Date after this step	Confidence
Base term, 14 years from grant	Granted Aug 22, 2000	Aug 22, 2014	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
Reissue	US RE39,407 issued Nov 28, 2006, and this patent's term continues in it (35 U.S.C. 251, 252)	surrendered Nov 28, 2006	High confidence
Surrendered on reissue	The steps above, in order	Nov 28, 2006	From the USPTO record

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