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Patent Term and Related Applications for US Patent 8,273,735

US Patent 8,273,735 is an active patent currently assigned to Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co Ltd. The patent's status and family information are detailed below.

Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) and Patent Term Extension (PTE)

Specific Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) or Patent Term Extension (PTE) data for US8273735 is typically found directly on the USPTO Patent Center's patent record. However, the provided Google Patents link states an "Adjusted expiration" date. This implies that some form of adjustment (likely PTA) has been applied.

Continuation and Divisional Applications

The Google Patents page for US8273735B2 lists "Other versions" which can indicate related applications such as continuations or divisionals.

• US20090306369A1 is listed as another version. Given its publication number format and its earlier publication date (2009-12-10) compared to the granted patent's publication date (2012-09-25), it is an earlier publication of the same application (US12/064,178) that led to US8273735. It is not a separate continuation or divisional application but the published application that matured into US8273735.

Without direct access to the USPTO Patent Center's prosecution history for US8273735 or its application US12/064,178, it is not possible to definitively identify any continuing applications (continuation or divisional applications) filed from US12/064,178. A continuation application claims the same invention as a parent application and is filed while the parent is still pending. A divisional application arises from a restriction requirement by the USPTO, claiming a distinct invention disclosed in the parent but not claimed. Both types are entitled to the parent's priority date.

Related Family Members

The application number for US8273735 is US12/064,178, which has a filing date of September 1, 2006. Its priority date is September 2, 2005.

The Google Patents page for US8273735B2 itself serves as the primary family member for the granted patent. Other publications of this application, such as US20090306369A1, are part of the same patent family.

Projected Expiration Date

The "Adjusted expiration" date provided by Google Patents for US8273735B2 is August 14, 2028.

This expiration date is calculated based on the 20-year term from the earliest filing date (September 1, 2006, for application US12/064,178), plus any applicable patent term adjustments (PTA). Utility patents generally expire 20 years from their filing date, subject to extensions (PTE) or adjustments (PTA).## Patent Term and Related Applications for US Patent 8,273,735

Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) and Patent Term Extension (PTE)

While specific details of Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) or Patent Term Extension (PTE) are typically found in the USPTO Patent Center, the Google Patents entry for US8273735B2 explicitly indicates an "Adjusted expiration" date. This signifies that some form of adjustment to the patent term has been made.

Continuation Applications

US Patent 8,273,735 (application number US12/064,178) was published as US20090306369A1 on December 10, 2009. This is an earlier publication of the same application that eventually issued as US8273735B2, rather than a separate continuation application.

The provided information does not explicitly list any other continuation applications that might have been filed from the parent application US12/064,178. A continuation application is filed to pursue additional claims to the same invention disclosed in the parent application and must be filed while the parent application is still pending.

Divisional Applications

The provided patent information does not explicitly list any divisional applications filed from the parent application US12/064,178. A divisional application typically arises when the USPTO issues a restriction requirement, determining that a single application contains two or more independent and distinct inventions. The divisional application then claims a distinct invention disclosed but not claimed in the parent application and is entitled to the benefit of the filing date of the original application.

Related Family Members

The primary related family member explicitly identified in the provided context is the published application US20090306369A1, which is the publication of the application (US12/064,178) that matured into US8273735B2.

Projected Expiration Date

The projected expiration date for US Patent 8,273,735B2 is August 14, 2028. This date is typically calculated as 20 years from the earliest filing date (September 1, 2006, for application US12/064,178) plus any applicable Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) granted by the USPTO.