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Mek Inhibitors and Uses Thereof

US 11,878,958 In force
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Term ends May 25, 2043 · High confidence

Filed May 25, 2023 as application 18/323,700 · Granted Jan 23, 2024
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2023 2043
Clock starts
May 25, 2023
Term ends
May 25, 2043
Granted
Jan 23, 2024
base term 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.
0 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.
3
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 0 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts May 25, 2023, when this application, 18/323,700, was filedMay 25, 2043High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events0 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderMay 25, 2043High confidence

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US 11,878,958this patent
May 2043
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US 12,459,895In force
Jun 2043
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Application 19/355,035Pending
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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Jul 10, 2023
Reel 64199, frame 340
Castro, Alfredo C.; Burke, Michael J.; Wynn, Thomas A.; Ruppel, Sabine K.; Santillana Soto, Sergio L.; Haines, Eric; Xu, Lan; Zavidij, OksanaIkena Oncology, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 23, 2025
Reel 73522, frame 31
Ikena Oncology, Inc.Imagenebio, Inc.Change of Name

Sources

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