US 12,697,222 · Application 18/481,726 · Granted Aug 4, 2026
US 12,697,222
Implants with groove patterns and soft tissue attachment features
Estimated expiration
March 16, 2037
10y 192d remaining
Earliest effective filing
Nov 6, 2015
+ 20 years
Nov 6, 2035
PTA +496d
Mar 16, 2037
No TD
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Final
Mar 16, 2037
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
- October 5, 2023
- Earliest effective filing
- November 6, 2015
- Issue date
- August 4, 2026
- PTA
- +496 days
- Base expiry (before PTA)
- November 6, 2035
November 6, 2015 + 20 years = November 6, 2035 + 496 PTA days = March 16, 2037
- Divisional of application 16/890,620, filed Jun 2, 2020
- Divisional of application 15/586,642, filed May 4, 2017, issued as US 10,716,674
- Continuation of application PCTUS2015059528, filed Nov 6, 2015
- Continuation of application PCTUS2015059528, filed Nov 6, 2015
- Divisional of application 15/586,642, filed May 4, 2017, issued as US 10,716,674
- Continuation of application PCTUS2015059528, filed Nov 6, 2015
- PRO62/076,901 — Provisional — not used for base term
- PRO62/076,901 — Provisional — not used for base term
- PRO62/076,901 — Provisional — not used for base term
- PRO62/076,901 — 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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