US 12,702,524 · Application 17/115,568 · Granted Aug 11, 2026
US 12,702,524
Template and method for removing a tattoo through patterned trans-epidermal pigment release
Estimated expiration
October 3, 2039
13y 28d remaining
Earliest effective filing
Sep 9, 2016
+ 20 years
Sep 9, 2036
PTA +1119d
Oct 3, 2039
No TD
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Final
Oct 3, 2039
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
- December 8, 2020
- Earliest effective filing
- September 9, 2016
- Issue date
- August 11, 2026
- PTA
- +1119 days
- Base expiry (before PTA)
- September 9, 2036
September 9, 2016 + 20 years = September 9, 2036 + 1119 PTA days = October 3, 2039
- Continuation-in-part of application 16/707,865, filed Dec 9, 2019, issued as US 11,771,877
- Continuation-in-part of application 15/261,670, filed Sep 9, 2016, issued as US 10,500,013
- Continuation-in-part of application 15/261,670, filed Sep 9, 2016, issued as US 10,500,013
- PRO62/216,206 — Provisional — not used for base term
- PRO62/216,206 — 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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