US 8,920,240 · Application 13/090,052 · Granted Dec 30, 2014
US 8,920,240
Directional game controller
Estimated expiration
November 23, 2032
6y 36d remaining
Earliest effective filing
Apr 19, 2011
+ 20 years
Apr 19, 2031
PTA +584d
Nov 23, 2032
No TD
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Final
Nov 23, 2032
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
- April 19, 2011
- Earliest effective filing
- April 19, 2011
- Issue date
- December 30, 2014
- PTA
- +584 days
- Base expiry (before PTA)
- April 19, 2031
April 19, 2011 + 20 years = April 19, 2031 + 584 PTA days = November 23, 2032
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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