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Implantable Device for Controlled Drug Delivery

US 9,017,312 in-force Janssen Biotech Inc · Filed Aug 5, 2010 · Granted Apr 28, 2015

Term ends Feb 21, 2031

Base term plus 238 days of PTA
Today
20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Expires Feb 2031
2010 2031
Clock starts
Jun 28, 2010
Granted
Apr 28, 2015
Term ends
Feb 21, 2031
base term patent term adjustment fee events Computed Sep 1, 2026 · countdowns run from that date · how we know
238
Days of PTA
17
Applications in this family

This patent's term runs 238 days past the statutory base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

How this date was computed

Every step shows its rule, its input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisionalClock starts Jun 28, 2010Jun 28, 2030High
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh
Patent term adjustment+238 days, USPTO PTA recordFeb 21, 2031High
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh
Fee events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidin-forceHigh
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderFeb 21, 2031High

The computation, verbatim

base=20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional: 2010-06-28+20y | =2030-06-28 | PTA+238d=2031-02-21 | PTE:none | TD:none | paid 4yr@2018-10-17,8yr@2022-10-12 | status=in-force@2031-02-21

This family

US 8,343,516in-forceSep 2030
US 10,543,166in-forceOct 2031
US 9,017,312this patentFeb 2031
US 9,757,546in-forceDec 2032
Application 14/677,182abandonednot computed
US 10,137,078in-forceNov 2030
Application 15/633,492abandonednot computed
US 11,135,161in-forceJul 2031

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
Oct 19, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
Larrivee-Elkins, Cheryl; Daniel, Karen; Lee, Heejin; Cima, Michael J.Taris Biomedical, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Sep 15, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Taris Biomedical, Inc.Liris Biomedical, Inc.Change of Name
Sep 15, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Liris Biomedical, Inc.Taris Biomedical LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 1, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
Taris Biomedical LLCJanssen Biotech, Inc.Merger
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Citations

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