Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 10, 2021 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Apr 22, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 15, 2028
Held by Agena Bioscience, Inc.
Filed Jan 7, 2011 as application 12/986,975 · Granted Apr 12, 2016
Base term plus 463 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2008
2029
Clock starts
Jan 15, 2008
Jan 15, 2008
Term ends
Apr 22, 2029
Apr 22, 2029
Granted
Apr 12, 2016
Apr 12, 2016
base term
patent term adjustment
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
463
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 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.
6
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term runs 463 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jan 15, 2008, when application 12/014,671, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jan 7, 2011) | Jan 15, 2028 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +463 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Apr 22, 2029 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Apr 22, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,888,127 | In force Jan 2028 | Jan 2028 |
| US 9,310,378 | this patent Apr 2029 | Apr 2029 |
| US 9,873,912 | In force Jan 2028 | Jan 2028 |
| US 10,329,612 | In force Jan 2028 | Jan 2028 |
| US 12,077,819 | In force Jan 2028 | Jan 2028 |
| Application 18/819,941 | Pending not computed | not computed |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2011 Reel 25766, frame 558 | Becker, Thomas | Sequenom, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 19, 2014 Reel 33143, frame 609 | Sequenom, Inc. | Biosciences Acquisition Company | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 27, 2014 Reel 33248, frame 73 | Biosciences Acquisition Company | Agena Bioscience, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Feb 3, 2017 Reel 41621, frame 548 | Agena Bioscience, Inc. | Midcap Financial Trust | Security Interest |
| Mar 21, 2017 Reel 42050, frame 888 | Agena Bioscience, Inc. | Midcap Financial Trust, As Agent | Security Interest |
| Jul 13, 2021 Reel 56860, frame 557 | Midcap Financial Trust | Agena Bioscience, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Reel 041621 Frame 0548 |
| Dec 7, 2021 Reel 58741, frame 5 | Midcap Funding IV Trust | Agena Bioscience, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 10, 2021 Reel 58358, frame 661 | Agena Bioscience, Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Apr 2029
Term ends Apr 22, 2029. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 463 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
8
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.