US 7,391,317 · Application 11/029,755 · Granted Jun 24, 2008
US 7,391,317
Apparatus and method for transmitting digital data over various communication media
Estimated expiration
March 15, 2026
Expired 223 days ago
Earliest effective filing
Jan 5, 2005
+ 20 years
Jan 5, 2025
PTA +434d
Mar 15, 2026
No TD
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Final
Mar 15, 2026
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, 2005
- Earliest effective filing
- January 5, 2005
- Issue date
- June 24, 2008
- PTA
- +434 days
- Base expiry (before PTA)
- January 5, 2025
January 5, 2005 + 20 years = January 5, 2025 + 434 PTA days = March 15, 2026
- PRO60/608,022 — 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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