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Term, Continuity, and Family Data for US Patent 10,623,095

An analysis of the prosecution history and continuity data for US Patent 10,623,095 reveals the following details regarding its term and related applications.

Patent Term Adjustment (PTA)

US Patent 10,623,095 was granted a Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) of 0 days. The USPTO determined there were no prosecution delays on its part that would warrant an extension of the patent's term. There were, however, 290 days of applicant-induced delays recorded, which would have reduced any potential PTA. As the calculated USPTO delay was zero, no adjustment was awarded.

Patent Term Extension (PTE)

There is no record of a Patent Term Extension (PTE) being requested or granted for this patent under 35 U.S.C. § 156. PTE is typically associated with delays in regulatory review for products like pharmaceuticals and is not applicable in this case.

Continuity and Application History

US Patent 10,623,095, which issued from application 16/174,538 (filed October 30, 2018), is part of a chain of continuation applications. The lineage is as follows:

• Application 16/174,538 is a continuation of:
• Application 15/914,232 (filed March 7, 2018, now abandoned), which is a continuation of:
• Application 15/512,323 (filed March 17, 2017), which issued as US Patent 9,941,961.

This application chain claims priority to an international PCT application and an original Japanese filing:

• The U.S. applications are the national stage of PCT Application PCT/JP2015/004675, which had an international filing date of September 14, 2015.
• The PCT application claims priority to Japanese Patent Application JP2014-195313, filed on September 25, 2014.

There are no divisional applications in the history of this patent family in the United States.

Patent Family Members

In addition to the two issued U.S. patents (10,623,095 and 9,941,961), the patent family includes members in several other jurisdictions, all stemming from the same priority application. Notable family members include:

• European Patent: EP3200361B1
• Japanese Patent: JP6274324B2
• Chinese Patent: CN107078796B
• WIPO Publication: WO2016047089A1

Projected Expiration Date

The term of a U.S. patent is 20 years from the filing date of the earliest U.S. or PCT application in its priority chain.

1. Earliest Effective Filing Date: The 20-year term is calculated from the international filing date of the PCT application, which is September 14, 2015.
2. Base Expiration Date: 20 years from this date is September 14, 2035.
3. Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): As noted, the granted PTA is 0 days.

Therefore, the projected expiration date for US Patent 10,623,095, assuming all required maintenance fees are paid, is September 14, 2035.