Patent 12250564

Extensions

Patent term adjustments, term extensions, continuations, divisionals, family members, and expiration dates.

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Extensions

Patent term adjustments, term extensions, continuations, divisionals, family members, and expiration dates.

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To provide a comprehensive overview of US Patent 12250564, I need to access the official USPTO Patent Center or Patent Public Search. However, as an AI, I cannot directly interact with these live databases. The provided patent text from Google Patents offers some details, but specific information like Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) calculations, Patent Term Extensions (PTE), and a definitive expiration date are typically found in the official USPTO records.

Based on the information available:

Patent Term Adjustments (PTA):
The USPTO typically grants Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) to compensate applicants for certain delays incurred by the USPTO during patent prosecution. These delays can include the USPTO failing to issue a first office action or notice of allowance within 14 months of filing, failing to act within four months of an applicant's response, or failing to issue the patent within three years of the actual filing date. The USPTO automatically determines the PTA and issues a notice with the patent. However, the exact PTA for US12250564 is not explicitly stated in the provided patent document. To ascertain the precise PTA, one would need to review the issue notification from the USPTO via Patent Center.

Patent Term Extensions (PTE):
Patent Term Extensions (PTE) are granted under 35 U.S.C. § 156 to compensate for delays in obtaining regulatory approval for certain products (e.g., human and veterinary drugs, food additives, medical devices) from agencies like the FDA. The patent claims must relate to such a product, and only one patent can be extended per product for a maximum of five years. There is no indication within the provided patent text that US12250564 relates to a product requiring pre-marketing regulatory approval. Therefore, it is highly unlikely to have a Patent Term Extension. To confirm, one would need to check the USPTO's official list of applications for patent term extension or extended patents.

Continuation Applications:
US12250564B2 is explicitly stated to be a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/532,175, filed December 7, 2023. This application itself claims the benefit of a chain of prior applications, including:

  • U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/448,281 (filed August 11, 2023, now U.S. Pat. No. 11,849,337)
  • U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/468,509 (filed September 7, 2021, now U.S. Pat. No. 11,818,591)
  • U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/039,660 (filed July 19, 2018, now U.S. Pat. No. 11,115,834)
  • U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/526,799 (filed October 29, 2014, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,034,179)
  • U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/897,219 (filed October 30, 2013)
  • U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/897,216 (filed October 30, 2013)

This establishes a long chain of continuation applications. The priority date for the family is October 30, 2013.

Divisional Applications:
The provided text does not explicitly mention any divisional applications of US12250564B2. However, it is possible for divisional applications to exist within the patent family but not be directly noted in the immediate continuation chain. A comprehensive search of the entire patent family on a USPTO database would be required to identify any divisional applications.

Related Family Members:
The patent text itself lists several related applications claiming priority, which are part of the same patent family:

Additionally, the "Family Applications" section on Google Patents lists numerous other active applications with the same priority date of 2013-10-30, including:

Projected Expiration Date:
A U.S. utility patent generally expires 20 years from its earliest non-provisional filing date, excluding any patent term adjustments or extensions. The priority date for US12250564B2, based on its earliest provisional applications, is October 30, 2013. Therefore, the basic expiration date would be October 30, 2033. However, the Google Patents page explicitly states an "Anticipated expiration" date of 2034-10-29. This suggests that a Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) of approximately one year has been granted, pushing the expiration date from October 30, 2033, to October 29, 2034.

To confirm the exact PTA and final expiration date, access to the official USPTO records for patent 12250564 is necessary, as the USPTO provides a notice of PTA with the issuance of the patent.

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