Extensions

U.S. Patent 8,738,103: Term, Related Applications, and Family Members

Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) and Extensions (PTE):

U.S. Patent No. 8,738,103 has a calculated Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) of 753 days. This adjustment was granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to compensate for administrative delays during the patent's prosecution. There are no Patent Term Extensions (PTE) indicated for this patent.

Continuation and Divisional Applications:

This patent is part of a larger family of applications and has given rise to several continuing applications. These include:

• Continuation: Application No. 14/246,491, filed on April 7, 2014, which issued as U.S. Patent No. 9,099,773.
• Continuation: Application No. 14/738,090, filed on June 12, 2015, which issued as U.S. Patent No. 9,899,727.
• Continuation: Application No. 15/856,626, filed on December 28, 2017, which issued as U.S. Patent No. 10,644,380.
• Continuation: Application No. 16/832,820, filed on March 27, 2020, which issued as U.S. Patent No. 11,031,677.
• Continuation: Application No. 17/246,192, filed on April 30, 2021, which issued as U.S. Patent No. 11,349,200.
• Continuation: Application No. 17/704,942, filed on March 25, 2022, which issued as U.S. Patent No. 11,735,810.
• Continuation: Application No. 18/339,523, filed on June 22, 2023.
• Continuation: Application No. 18/782,669, filed on July 24, 2024.

The original application for this patent, from which it claims priority, is Application No. 11/614,429, filed on December 21, 2006.

Related Patent Family Members:

This U.S. patent is related to a number of international patent applications, establishing a global patent family. The key priority applications include:

• European Application: EP07765189A, filed on July 13, 2007.
• U.S. Application: US12/309,463, filed on July 13, 2007.
• PCT Application: PCT/EP2007/006242, filed on July 13, 2007, which was published as WO/2008/009391.

Projected Expiration Date:

The standard 20-year term for a U.S. patent is calculated from the earliest non-provisional filing date. For U.S. Patent No. 8,738,103, this date is December 21, 2006.

• Standard Expiration: December 21, 2026.
• With PTA: Adding the 753-day Patent Term Adjustment to the standard expiration date results in a projected expiration date of February 5, 2029.