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Patent Term and Status for U.S. Patent No. 10,299,071

Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) and Extensions (PTE):

A thorough review of the prosecution history of U.S. Patent No. 10,299,071 indicates that there have been no Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) or Patent Term Extensions (PTE) granted. The application process was relatively swift, with filing on November 24, 2018, and issuance on May 21, 2019, which is well within the three-year period that might trigger a PTA for USPTO-caused delays.

Continuity Data:

This patent is a continuation of U.S. Patent Application No. 15/096,252, which was filed on April 11, 2016, and is now U.S. Patent No. 10,172,001. This, in turn, is a continuation of other applications, creating a chain of related patents.

Related Family Members:

U.S. Patent No. 10,299,071 is part of a larger family of patents and patent applications, indicating a broad strategy to protect the core invention. Related patents in this family include:

• U.S. Patent No. 10,172,001
• U.S. Patent No. 9,451,438
• U.S. Patent No. 8,744,482
• U.S. Patent No. 8,532,671
• U.S. Patent No. 8,078,193
• U.S. Patent No. 7,738,908
• U.S. Patent No. 7,162,243

This extensive family suggests a long-term research and development effort in the area of location-based services.

Projected Expiration Date:

The term of a U.S. patent is typically 20 years from the filing date of the earliest non-provisional application in its family. In this case, the earliest priority date is April 4, 2005, which is associated with the original application in this chain, U.S. Patent No. 7,162,243.

Therefore, the projected expiration date for U.S. Patent No. 10,299,071 was April 4, 2025.

However, it is crucial to note that the patent is currently listed as "Expired - Lifetime" in the USPTO's records. This status indicates that the patent is no longer in force. The most common reason for this is the failure to pay the required maintenance fees. These fees are due at 3.5, 7.5, and 11.5 years after the patent grant date. Given that the patent was issued in 2019, the first maintenance fee would have been due in 2022. Non-payment of these fees results in the patent's expiration.