US 7,445,368 · Application 11/645,440 · Granted Nov 4, 2008
US 7,445,368
Backlight module and liquid crystal display using same
Estimated expiration
February 1, 2027
127 days remaining
Earliest effective filing
Dec 26, 2006
+ 20 years
Dec 26, 2026
PTA +37d
Feb 1, 2027
No TD
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Final
Feb 1, 2027
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 26, 2006
- Earliest effective filing
- December 26, 2006
- Issue date
- November 4, 2008
- PTA
- +37 days
- Base expiry (before PTA)
- December 26, 2026
December 26, 2006 + 20 years = December 26, 2026 + 37 PTA days = February 1, 2027
Continuity chain
No continuity chain; the patent’s own filing date was used.
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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