Also listed on Mars Petcare US, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Feb 26, 2027 · High confidence
Held by Mars, Incorporated
Filed Sep 1, 2011 as application 29/400,857 · Granted Feb 26, 2013
Base term, 14 years from grant
Today
2013
2027
Clock starts
Feb 26, 2013
Feb 26, 2013
Term ends
Feb 26, 2027
Feb 26, 2027
base term
Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
None
Term adjustment
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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 |
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| Base term, 14 years from grant | Granted Feb 26, 2013 | Feb 26, 2027 | 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 |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Feb 26, 2027 | High confidence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2011 Reel 27162, frame 548 | Betts, Tysonn Yuievonn | The Procter & Gamble Company | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 17, 2017 Reel 43211, frame 385 | Betts, Tysonn Yuievonn | The Iams Company | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Receiving Party Previously Recorded on Reel 027162 Frame 0548. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Aug 17, 2017 Reel 43322, frame 793 | The Iams Company | Mars Petcare US, Inc. | Merger |
| Sep 18, 2017 Reel 43614, frame 683 | Mars Petcare US, Inc. | Mars, Incorporated | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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Feb 2027
Term ends Feb 26, 2027. No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent
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