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Compounds, Compositions, and Methods for Preventing Metastasis of Cancer Cells

US 8,569,348 In force
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Term ends Jan 12, 2030 · High confidence

Filed Dec 1, 2010 as application 12/677,550 · Granted Oct 29, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2010 2030
Clock starts
Jan 12, 2010
Term ends
Jan 12, 2030
Granted
Oct 29, 2013
base term fee events 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.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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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.
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jan 12, 2010, when application PCT/US2010/020822, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 1, 2010)Jan 12, 2030High 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 events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJan 12, 2030High 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
Mar 23, 2010
Reel 24123, frame 177
Shalwitz, RobertAkebia Therapeutics Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 1, 2010
Reel 25415, frame 579
Shalwitz, Robert; Peters, Kevin G.Akebia TherapeuticsAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 8, 2011
Reel 26564, frame 646
Shalwitz, Robert; Peters, Kevin G.Akebia Therapeutics Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 9, 2012
Reel 27678, frame 824
Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.Aerpio Therapeutics, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 31, 2019
Reel 49919, frame 768
Aerpio Therapeutics, Inc.Aerpio Therapeutics LLCChange of Name
Apr 17, 2020
Reel 52432, frame 789
Aerpio Therapeutics LLCAerpio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Sep 9, 2021
Reel 57448, frame 33
Aerpio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Eyepoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 26, 2026
Reel 74489, frame 618
Eyepoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Eyepoint, Inc.Change of Name

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