Extensions

US patent 10947555B2, titled "Herbicide resistance genes," has an adjusted expiration date of January 14, 2026. This indicates that Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) or Patent Term Extension (PTE) may have been applied, as the statutory term for a patent filed in 2016 would typically extend to 2036. The patent has an "Expired - Lifetime" status as of the current date, June 24, 2026, consistent with this adjusted expiration date.

Here's a breakdown of the patent's term and related applications:

• Patent Term Adjustments (PTA): PTA is granted to compensate for certain delays caused by the USPTO during the prosecution of a utility or plant patent application. These delays can include the USPTO failing to:

  • Issue a first office action within 14 months of filing.
  • Respond to an applicant's reply or appeal within four months.
  • Issue a patent within four months after payment of the issue fee.
  • Issue a patent within 36 months from the filing date.
    The patent record explicitly states "Adjusted expiration, expires 2026-01-14," which suggests PTA was calculated and applied to the patent term. However, the specific details of the PTA calculation (e.g., A, B, or C delays, or applicant-caused delays) are not publicly detailed in the provided search results.

• Patent Term Extensions (PTE): PTEs are granted for patents on certain human drugs, medical devices, animal drugs, veterinary biological products, and food or color additive products to restore time lost during premarket government approval from a regulatory agency. There is no information in the provided search results to indicate that US10947555B2 has received a Patent Term Extension under 35 U.S.C. § 156. Such extensions are typically for pharmaceutical or similar regulated products, and while the patent deals with herbicide resistance genes for crops, it does not fall into these categories as per the available information.

• Continuation and Divisional Applications: The patent document mentions "Other versions" and lists US20170022515A1 as a related version. This typically refers to published applications, which can include continuation, divisional, or continuation-in-part applications.

  • US20170022515A1 is a publication of an earlier application. Its publication date is 2017-01-26, and its filing date is the same as US10947555B2 (2016-10-07), indicating it is likely an earlier publication of the same application that matured into US10947555B2, or a continuation/divisional thereof, with its own specific claims.
  • The patent also lists "Priority to US17/143,824" (2021-01-07) and "Priority to US17/175,966" (2021-02-15) and "Priority to US17/403,476" (2021-08-16). These are likely related applications, such as continuations or divisionals, claiming priority back to the original filing date of US10947555B2 (or its parent). Without further investigation into these application numbers, their exact nature (continuation, divisional, or CIP) cannot be definitively stated from the provided information.

• Related Family Members: Beyond the identified priority applications (US17/143,824, US17/175,966, US17/403,476), the provided information also includes the publication US20170022515A1. The term "family members" typically refers to all patents and applications related by priority claims.

• Projected Expiration Date: The Google Patents entry explicitly states the patent's "Adjusted expiration, expires 2026-01-14." Given today's date (June 24, 2026), the patent is indicated as "Expired - Lifetime." This is the projected and actual expiration date, taking into account any patent term adjustments.