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Manufacturing Method for Portable Data Carriers

US 12,020,096 In force
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Term ends Oct 24, 2034 · High confidence

Filed Aug 22, 2022 as application 17/892,841 · Granted Jun 25, 2024
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2014 2034
Clock starts
Oct 24, 2014
Term ends
Oct 24, 2034
Granted
Jun 25, 2024
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
No prosecution delay on this record.
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Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Oct 24, 2014, when application PCT/EP2014/002886, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 22, 2022)Oct 24, 2034High 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 2 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderOct 24, 2034High confidence

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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
Aug 23, 2022
Reel 60875, frame 1
Bannert, Stefan; Kaufmann, Peter; Perlitz, Lucas; Tarantino, Thomas; Griesmeier, Robert; Mosthof, Tatjana; Regensburger, CordulaGiesecke & Devrient GmbHAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Aug 23, 2022
Reel 60875, frame 17
Giesecke & Devrient GmbHGiesecke+devrient Mobile Security GmbHAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 25, 2024
Reel 66884, frame 595
Giesecke+devrient Mobile Security GmbHGiesecke+devrient Epayments GmbHChange of Name

Sources

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