US 12,256,957 · Application 18/405,315 · Granted Mar 25, 2025
US 12,256,957
Devices and methods for ablation of the skin
Estimated expiration
November 13, 2035
9y 68d remaining
Earliest effective filing
Nov 13, 2015
+ 20 years
Nov 13, 2035
PTA +0d
Nov 13, 2035
No TD
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Final
Nov 13, 2035
This calculation includes patent term adjustment (PTA) under 35 U.S.C. §154(b). Patent term extension (PTE) under 35 U.S.C. §156 (for FDA-regulated products) is not included.
Calculation details
Base term
- Filing date
- January 5, 2024
- Earliest effective filing
- November 13, 2015
- Issue date
- March 25, 2025
- PTA
- 0 days
- Base expiry (before PTA)
- November 13, 2035
November 13, 2015 + 20 years = November 13, 2035
- Continuation of application 17/709,542, filed Mar 31, 2022, issued as US 11,896,261
- Continuation of application 15/526,299, filed May 11, 2017, issued as US 11,324,534
- National stage entry of application PCTUS2015060685, filed Nov 13, 2015
- National stage entry of application PCTUS2015060685, filed Nov 13, 2015
- Continuation of application 15/526,299, filed May 11, 2017, issued as US 11,324,534
- National stage entry of application PCTUS2015060685, filed Nov 13, 2015
- PRO62/079,822 — Provisional — not used for base term
- PRO62/079,822 — Provisional — not used for base term
- PRO62/079,822 — Provisional — not used for base term
- PRO62/079,822 — Provisional — not used for base term
Terminal disclaimers
Patent term extension under 35 U.S.C. §156, which can apply to certain drug, biologic, animal drug and medical device patents, is not included in this calculation. How PTE is calculated
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