Term ends Oct 24, 2032 · High confidence
Held by Sanofi S.A.
Filed Aug 31, 2016 as application 29/620,241 · Granted Apr 10, 2018
Base term, 15 years from grant · capped by a resolved terminal disclaimer
Today
2018
2033
Clock starts
Apr 10, 2018
Apr 10, 2018
Term ends
Oct 24, 2032
Oct 24, 2032
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.
Capped
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US D800,900.
15 years from grant
Base term
No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent.
This patent's term is its base term, 15 years from grant, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document caps it earlier. No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 15 years from grant | Granted Apr 10, 2018 | Apr 10, 2033 | 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US D800,900) | capped to Oct 24, 2032 | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 24, 2032 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2016 Reel 40176, frame 61 | Canepa, Fabien | Sanofi S.A. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 31, 2016 Reel 40176, frame 22 | Mazzolini, Jacky | Sanofi S.A. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 31, 2016 Reel 40176, frame 110 | Darras, David | Sanofi S.A. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 31, 2016 Reel 40176, frame 140 | Serre, Bruno | Sanofi S.A. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Oct 2032
Term ends Oct 24, 2032. No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent
Disclaimer cap
This term is capped by a terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US D800,900.
Citations
23
later US patents cite this one
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