Patent 9502025

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Patent term adjustments, term extensions, continuations, divisionals, family members, and expiration dates.

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Patent term adjustments, term extensions, continuations, divisionals, family members, and expiration dates.

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To determine the patent term adjustments (PTA), patent term extensions (PTE), continuation applications, divisional applications, related family members, and the projected expiration date for US Patent 9502025, I will refer to the patent's own information and general USPTO rules regarding patent terms.

Patent Term Adjustments (PTA):
Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) is granted to compensate for certain delays caused by the USPTO during the prosecution of a patent application. It adds additional time to the 20-year lifespan of a utility or plant patent. Common reasons for PTA include the USPTO failing to:

  • Issue a first office action or notice of allowance within 14 months of filing.
  • Respond to an applicant's reply or appeal within four months.
  • Issue the patent within four months after payment of the issue fee.
  • Issue a patent within three years of the actual filing date of the application.

The Google Patents page for US9502025B2 indicates an "Adjusted expiration" date of 2034-07-17. This "Adjusted expiration" date implies that Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) has been calculated and applied to the patent's term. The specific details of the PTA calculation (e.g., the exact number of days added due to USPTO delays and any reductions due to applicant delays) are typically found in the Issue Notification Letter issued by the USPTO, which is not directly available in the provided text.

Patent Term Extensions (PTE):
Patent Term Extension (PTE) is available for patents claiming products (e.g., human and veterinary pharmaceuticals, food additives, color additives, and medical devices) that require regulatory approval prior to being sold. The purpose of PTE is to restore a portion of the patent term lost while awaiting regulatory approval. To be eligible, the patent must not have expired, and the term of the patent must not have been previously extended.

US Patent 9502025 is titled "System and method for providing a natural language content dedication service." This type of invention (software/system for a content service) does not typically involve products requiring premarket regulatory approval from agencies like the FDA, which is a prerequisite for PTE. Therefore, it is highly unlikely that US9502025 has received or is eligible for Patent Term Extension (PTE). The Google Patents information does not indicate any PTE has been granted.

Continuation Applications:
A continuation application is a new patent application that claims the benefit of an earlier utility patent application, allowing applicants to pursue additional claims to subject matter disclosed in the earlier application.
The Google Patents page for US9502025B2 lists "US12/943,699" as the application number and "US20110112921A1" as another version. The priority date of US9502025B2 is 2009-11-10, and its filing date is 2010-11-10. This indicates that US9502025B2 is a utility patent stemming from application US12/943,699. The publication US20110112921A1 is the publication of application US12/943,699.

The patent itself references a co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/389,678, entitled "System and Method for Processing Multi-Modal Device Interactions in a Natural Language Voice Services Environment," filed Feb. 20, 2009. The patent also refers to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/259,827, entitled "System and Method for Hybrid Processing in a Natural Language Voice Services Environment," filed on Nov. 10, 2009. These are earlier applications from which US9502025 could claim priority.

The Google Patents page for US9502025B2 also lists "US14/631,772" with a priority date of 2015-02-25, and mentions "US20150170641A1" as another version. This suggests that US14/631,772 is a continuation or related application to US9502025B2, claiming priority from it.

Divisional Applications:
A divisional application is filed when an earlier application (the parent) contains claims to more than one invention, and the USPTO requires the applicant to restrict the claims to one invention. Claims to the other inventions can then be pursued in divisional applications. The provided information does not explicitly state whether US9502025 has any divisional applications.

Related Family Members:
Based on the Google Patents page, the patent family for US9502025 includes:

  • US9502025B2 (the granted patent)
  • US20110112921A1 (the published application corresponding to US12/943,699)
  • US12/943,699 (the original application number)
  • US14/631,772 (an application with a priority date of 2015-02-25, likely a continuation of US12/943,699 or US9502025B2)
  • US20150170641A1 (the published application corresponding to US14/631,772)

The earlier applications cited within the patent, such as US 12/389,678 and US Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/259,827, are also related in terms of subject matter and priority claims, contributing to the broader patent family.

Projected Expiration Date:
The Google Patents page for US9502025B2 explicitly states the "Adjusted expiration" date as 2034-07-17. This date reflects the standard 20-year patent term from the earliest priority date (November 10, 2009), plus any calculated Patent Term Adjustment (PTA).

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