Extensions — US Patent 8265353

PTA is granted to compensate applicants for delays incurred during the patent prosecution process at the USPTO.
PTE is awarded to compensate for delays in obtaining regulatory approval for a patented product, particularly in areas like pharmaceuticals.

While the legal events show maintenance fees were not paid on time, leading to a lapse, and then subsequently reinstated, this is distinct from PTA or PTE. [cite: The Google Patents page for US8265353B2, under 'Legal Events', details the lapse and reinstatement of the patent due to maintenance fees.]

Continuation Applications:
A continuation application is a second application for the same invention claimed in a prior non-provisional application and filed before the patenting or abandonment of or termination of proceedings on the first application. A patent granted on a continuation application will have a term that expires 20 years from its "effective filing date," which is the filing date of the earliest non-provisional application to which it claims priority.

The family information on Google Patents for US8265353 indicates that it is a direct grant from application number US10/955,037. It does not list any continuation applications for US8265353.

Divisional Applications:
A divisional application is a later application for an independent invention, carved out of a prior application. Similar to continuations, a patent granted on a divisional application filed after June 8, 1995, will have a term ending 20 years from the filing date of the earliest application from which it claims benefit.

The Google Patents page for US8265353 does not list any divisional applications.

Related Family Members:
The patent family for US8265353 includes:

US Application: US10/955,037 (the application from which US8265353 was granted). [cite: The Google Patents page for US8265353B2 lists this as the application number and as a family application.]
Publications:
- US20050285857A1 (a publication of the application). [cite: The Google Patents page for US8265353B2 lists this under 'Other versions' and 'Publications'.]
Foreign Priority Applications:
- FR0350631A and FR2860630B1 (French applications with a priority date of 2003-10-01). [cite: The Google Patents page for US8265353B2 lists these under 'Applications Claiming Priority'.]
Equivalent Foreign Patents/Applications:
- EP1521214A3 and EP1521214A2 (European patent publications). [cite: The Google Patents page for US8265353B2 lists these under 'Country Status' and 'Also Published As'.]
- FR2860630B1 and FR2860630A1 (French patent publications). [cite: The Google Patents page for US8265353B2 lists these under 'Country Status' and 'Also Published As'.]

Projected Expiration Date:
The general rule for a U.S. utility patent filed on or after June 8, 1995, is that its term expires 20 years from its earliest effective filing date.

Priority Date: 2003-10-01 [cite: The Google Patents page for US8265353B2 lists 'Prior art date' and 'Priority date' as 2003-10-01.]
Application Filing Date: 2004-09-30 [cite: The Google Patents page for US8265353B2 lists 'Filing date' as 2004-09-30.]

Given the priority date of 2003-10-01, the theoretical 20-year patent term would end on 2023-10-01.

However, the Google Patents page explicitly states "Expired - Lifetime, expires 2025-07-25" under legal status, and also shows a legal event "Adjusted expiration" on 2025-07-25. This "Adjusted expiration" date of 2025-07-25 would incorporate any applicable PTA.

It's important to note the conflicting information from the "Legal Events" section which indicates the patent lapsed due to failure to pay maintenance fees with an effective date of 2024-09-11 and was later reinstated with an effective date of 2025-01-21. [cite: The Google Patents page for US8265353B2, under 'Legal Events', details the lapse and reinstatement of the patent due to maintenance fees.] Despite the reinstatement, the overall "Expired - Lifetime" status with an expiration date of 2025-07-25 suggests that even with the reinstatement, the patent term has concluded as of that adjusted expiration date.