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Calculating Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) – An Overview

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Terminal Disclaimers. Terminal disclaimers cut off the term of a patent after any PTA has been applied, but before any PTE has been applied. Thus, the filing a Terminal Disclaimer can cause a patentee to lose portions or all of the PTA accrued. Petition for PTA Correction.

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When Will My Patent Expire? – Calculating Your Patent Term – A Review

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120, 121 or 365(c); timely payment of maintenance fees; terminal disclaimer(s); patent term adjustments under 35 U.S.C. Terminal Disclaimers. Sometimes, patent applicants file one or more terminal disclaimers during the patent prosecution process to overcome a “double patenting” rejection by the U.S. The standard term of U.S.

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