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US D454,470 Term ended
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Term ended no later than Mar 19, 2016 · From the USPTO record

Named at grant Barson Enterprises, Inc. · find this owner
Filed Jan 25, 2001 as application 29/136,278 · Granted Mar 19, 2002
Base term, 14 years from grant
Today
14 years from grant
Ended no later than Mar 19, 2016
2002 2026
Clock starts
Mar 19, 2002
Ended no later than
Mar 19, 2016
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
14 years from grant
Base term
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Base term, 14 years from grantGranted Mar 19, 2002Mar 19, 2016High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capDisclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolvedno cap applied, and none guessedMedium confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderno later than Mar 19, 2016From the USPTO record

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