US 8,077,987 · Application 12/034,510 · Granted Dec 13, 2011
US 8,077,987
Methods and apparatus for processing of a digital image
Estimated expiration
October 14, 2030
4y 37d remaining
Earliest effective filing
Feb 20, 2008
+ 20 years
Feb 20, 2028
PTA +967d
Oct 14, 2030
No TD
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Final
Oct 14, 2030
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
- February 20, 2008
- Earliest effective filing
- February 20, 2008
- Issue date
- December 13, 2011
- PTA
- +967 days
- Base expiry (before PTA)
- February 20, 2028
February 20, 2008 + 20 years = February 20, 2028 + 967 PTA days = October 14, 2030
- PRO60/891,604 — 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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