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Analysis of Patent Term and Related Applications for U.S. Patent 12,406,663

Washington, D.C. - A detailed review of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) records for U.S. Patent No. 12,406,663, assigned to Cerence Operating Co., provides information regarding its term, related applications, and international family members.

Patent Term and Expiration

The standard term for a U.S. patent is 20 years from the earliest effective filing date. For U.S. Patent 12,406,663, the filing date is December 17, 2021.

• Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): There is no information available from the provided source to indicate that a Patent Term Adjustment was granted or denied. PTA is typically granted to compensate for delays caused by the USPTO during the patent prosecution process.
• Patent Term Extension (PTE): There is no indication of any Patent Term Extension for this patent. PTE is typically granted to compensate for regulatory delays in bringing a product to market, which is not applicable here.
• Projected Expiration Date: Based on the provided data, the projected expiration date is April 14, 2044. This adjusted expiration date suggests a significant patent term adjustment may have been applied, though the specific number of PTA days is not detailed in the source text. The standard 20-year term from the December 17, 2021, filing date would normally result in a 2041 expiration.

Related Applications and Patent Family

The prosecution history of the '663 patent shows connections to other applications, both domestically and internationally.

• Priority Application: The patent claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/128,293, filed on December 21, 2020. This earlier filing date is critical for establishing the invention's novelty and non-obviousness against prior art.
• Continuation or Divisional Applications: The provided information does not list any continuation or divisional applications for U.S. Patent 12,406,663.
• Patent Family Members: This patent is part of a larger international patent family, indicating that Cerence Operating Co. has sought protection for this invention in multiple jurisdictions. The known family members include:
  • China: CN116830190A
  • Europe: EP4264599A1
  • WIPO (PCT): WO2022140178A1

These international filings underscore the perceived commercial importance of the technology for routing user commands from vehicles to smart home ecosystems across different global markets.