Term ended Dec 22, 2023 · High confidence

Held by Mars, Incorporated

Filed Jul 7, 2008 as application 29/320,850 · Granted Dec 22, 2009

Base term, 14 years from grant

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14 years from grant

Term ended Dec 22, 2023

2009 2026

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Dec 22, 2009

Term ended
Dec 22, 2023

base term after the term ends 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

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14 years from grant

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Step	Input	Date after this step	Confidence
Base term, 14 years from grant	Granted Dec 22, 2009	Dec 22, 2023	High confidence
Continuity chain	Every parent in the chain resolved	no change	High confidence
Patent term adjustment	None on file	no change	High confidence
Terminal disclaimer cap	None on record	no cap applied	High confidence
Patent term extension	None on file	no change	High confidence
Computed term end	The steps above, in order	Dec 22, 2023	High confidence

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US D606,278	this patent Dec 2023	Dec 2023
US D622,028	Term ended Aug 2024	Aug 2024
US D650,147	Term ended Dec 2025	Dec 2025
US D687,207	In force Aug 2027	Aug 2027
US D697,692	In force Jan 2028	Jan 2028
US D697,691	In force Jan 2028	Jan 2028
US D697,686	In force Jan 2028	Jan 2028
US D697,687	In force Jan 2028	Jan 2028

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Recorded	Assignor	Assignee	Conveyance
Sep 22, 2008 Reel 21572, frame 132	Kerr, George Scott; Sunvold, Gregory Dean; Schumacher, Lawrence Andrew; Schuller, David William; Haar, Robert H. Ter; Kohlman, Gary J.	The Procter & Gamble Company	Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 17, 2017 Reel 43212, frame 163	Kerr, George Scott; Sunvold, Gregory Dean; Schumacher, Lawrence Andrew; Schuller, David William; Ter Haar, Robbert H.; Kohlman, Gary J.	The Iams Company	Corrective Assignment to Correct the Receiving Party Previously Recorded at Reel: 021572 Frame: 0132. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment.
Aug 17, 2017 Reel 43322, frame 793	The Iams Company	Mars Petcare US, Inc.	Merger
Sep 18, 2017 Reel 43614, frame 683	Mars Petcare US, Inc.	Mars, Incorporated	Assignment of Assignor's Interest

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