US 8,334,170 · Application 12/163,464 · Granted Dec 18, 2012
US 8,334,170
Method for stacking devices
Estimated expiration
October 25, 2029
3y 18d remaining
Earliest effective filing
Jun 27, 2008
+ 20 years
Jun 27, 2028
PTA +485d
Oct 25, 2029
No TD
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Final
Oct 25, 2029
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
- June 27, 2008
- Earliest effective filing
- June 27, 2008
- Issue date
- December 18, 2012
- PTA
- +485 days
- Base expiry (before PTA)
- June 27, 2028
June 27, 2008 + 20 years = June 27, 2028 + 485 PTA days = October 25, 2029
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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