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Term, Adjustments, and Family Details for US Patent 6,289,319

Analysis Date: 2026-05-11

Based on a thorough review of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) records for US patent 6,289,319, here is a detailed analysis of its term, related applications, and expiration date.

Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) and Extensions (PTE)

• Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): There is no Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) indicated on the face of the issued patent or in its prosecution history. The patent was filed on November 30, 1994, which predates the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 that established the modern PTA system. Therefore, USPTO processing delays did not result in any term extension for this patent.
• Patent Term Extension (PTE): There is no evidence of any Patent Term Extension (PTE) under 35 U.S.C. § 156. Such extensions are typically granted for delays in regulatory review for products like pharmaceuticals and are not applicable to this patent's subject matter.

Continuity and Related Applications

The application for patent 6,289,319 (Ser. No. 08/347,270) is part of a long chain of continuation applications, claiming priority back to an application filed in 1984. The legal status and term of this patent are determined by the filing date of the specific application that issued as the patent, but its lineage is important for understanding its history.

• Continuation Of: The application (Ser. No. 08/347,270) is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/096,610, filed on July 23, 1993 (now abandoned).

• Chain of Priority: The full chain of priority as listed in the patent is as follows:

  • Ser. No. 08/096,610 (filed Jul. 23, 1993, abandoned)
  • Ser. No. 07/752,026 (filed Aug. 29, 1991, abandoned)
  • Ser. No. 07/168,856 (filed Mar. 16, 1988, abandoned)
  • Ser. No. 06/822,115 (filed Jan. 24, 1986, abandoned)
  • Ser. No. 06/613,525 (filed May 24, 1984), which issued as US Patent 4,567,359.

• Divisional Applications: There are no divisional applications that stem from the application that matured into the '319 patent.

Patent Family Members

Beyond the direct continuation chain, there is at least one other significant US patent family member related through a continuation-in-part application.

• US Patent 7,010,508: Titled "Automated multimedia data processing network," this patent issued from application Ser. No. 08/418,772, which was filed on April 7, 1995. This application is a continuation of the same parent application as the '319 patent and also claims the ultimate priority date of May 24, 1984.

Projected Expiration Date

The expiration date of US patent 6,289,319 is determined by the law that was in effect when it was filed.

• Applicable Law: The patent was filed on November 30, 1994. This is before the June 8, 1995 date established by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). For patents filed before this date, the term is the later of 17 years from the issue date OR 20 years from the filing date.
• Issue Date Calculation: The patent was issued on September 11, 2001.
  • 17 years from issue date: September 11, 2001 + 17 years = September 11, 2018.
• Filing Date Calculation: The application was filed on November 30, 1994.
  • 20 years from filing date: November 30, 1994 + 20 years = November 30, 2014.

Comparing the two dates, the later date is September 11, 2018.

Projected Expiration Date: The projected expiration date for US Patent 6,289,319 was September 11, 2018. As of today's date, May 11, 2026, the patent is expired and has been for several years.