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! FeeCode || Description || DaysIncrement || DaysDuration
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! FeeCode
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! Description
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! DaysIncrement
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! DaysDuration
 
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| EXP. || Patent Expired for Failure to Pay Maintenance Fees. || 0 || 0
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| EXP.
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| Patent Expired for Failure to Pay Maintenance Fees.
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| 0
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| 0
 
|-
 
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| EXPX || Patent Reinstated After Maintenance Fee Payment Confirmed. || 0 || 0
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| EXPX
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| Patent Reinstated After Maintenance Fee Payment Confirmed.
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| 0
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| 0
 
|-
 
|-
| M1551 || Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, Large Entity. || 1460 || 2920
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| M1551
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| Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, Large Entity.
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| 1460
 +
| 2920
 
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| M1552 || Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity. || 1460 || 4380
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| M1552
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| Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity.
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| 1460
 +
| 4380
 
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| M1553 || Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, Large Entity. || 2920 || 7300
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| M1553
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| Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, Large Entity.
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| 2920
 +
| 7300
 
|-
 
|-
| M1559 || Payment of Maintenance Fee under 1.28(c). || 0 || 0
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| M1559
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| Payment of Maintenance Fee under 1.28(c).
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| 0
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| 0
 
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|-
| M170 || Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, PL 96-517. || 1460 || 2920
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| M170
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| Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, PL 96-517.
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| 1460
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| 2920
 
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|-
| M171 || Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, PL 96-517. || 1460 || 4380
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| M171
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| Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, PL 96-517.
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| 1460
 +
| 4380
 
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|-
| M172 || Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, PL 96-517. || 2920 || 7300
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| M172
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| Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, PL 96-517.
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| 2920
 +
| 7300
 
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|-
| M173 || Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, PL 97-247. || 1460 || 2920
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| M173
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| Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, PL 97-247.
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| 1460
 +
| 2920
 
|-
 
|-
| M174 || Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, PL 97-247. || 1460 || 4380
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| M174
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| Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, PL 97-247.
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| 1460
 +
| 4380
 
|-
 
|-
| M175 || Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, PL 97-247 || 2920 || 7300
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| M175
 +
| Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, PL 97-247
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| 2920
 +
| 7300
 
|-
 
|-
| M183 || Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, Large Entity. || 1460 || 2920
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| M183
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| Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, Large Entity.
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| 1460
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| 2920
 
|-
 
|-
| M184 || Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity. || 1460 || 4380
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| M184
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| Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity.
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| 1460
 +
| 4380
 
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|-
| M185 || Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, Large Entity. || 2920 || 7300
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| M185
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| Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, Large Entity.
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| 2920
 +
| 7300
 
|-
 
|-
| M2551 || Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Yr, Small Entity. || 1460 || 2920
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| M2551
 +
| Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Yr, Small Entity.
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| 1460
 +
| 2920
 
|-
 
|-
| M2552 || Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Yr, Small Entity. || 1460 || 4380
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| M2552
 +
| Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Yr, Small Entity.
 +
| 1460
 +
| 4380
 
|-
 
|-
| M2553 || Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Yr, Small Entity. || 2920 || 7300
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| M2553
 +
| Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Yr, Small Entity.
 +
| 2920
 +
| 7300
 
|-
 
|-
| M273 || Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Yr, Small Entity, PL 97-247. || 1460 || 2920
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| M273
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| Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Yr, Small Entity, PL 97-247.
 +
| 1460
 +
| 2920
 
|-
 
|-
| M274 || Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Yr, Small Entity, PL 97-247. || 1460 || 4380
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| M274
 +
| Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Yr, Small Entity, PL 97-247.
 +
| 1460
 +
| 4380
 
|-
 
|-
| M275 || Payment of Maintenance Fee,12th Yr, Small Entity, PL 97-247. || 2920 || 7300
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| M275
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| Payment of Maintenance Fee,12th Yr, Small Entity, PL 97-247.
 +
| 2920
 +
| 7300
 
|-
 
|-
| M283 || Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Yr, Small Entity. || 1460 || 2920
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| M283
 +
| Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Yr, Small Entity.
 +
| 1460
 +
| 2920
 
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|-
| M284 || Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Yr, Small Entity. || 1460 || 4380
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| M284
 +
| Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Yr, Small Entity.
 +
| 1460
 +
| 4380
 
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|-
| M285 || Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Yr, Small Entity. || 2920 || 7300
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| M285
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| Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Yr, Small Entity.
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| 2920
 +
| 7300
 
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|-
| M3551 || Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, Micro Entity. || 1460 || 2920
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| M3551
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| Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, Micro Entity.
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| 1460
 +
| 2920
 
|-
 
|-
| M3552 || Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Micro Entity. || 1460 || 4380
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| M3552
 +
| Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Micro Entity.
 +
| 1460
 +
| 4380
 
|-
 
|-
| M3553 || Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, Micro Entity. || 2920 || 7300
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| M3553
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| Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, Micro Entity.
 +
| 2920
 +
| 7300
 
|}
 
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Revision as of 16:28, 8 March 2017

Patent Expiration Rules

Based on the fees paid, we can determine the validity of a patent. Each fee is coded and the DaysIncrement variable indicates how many more days a patent is valid for after that fee is paid. The DaysDuration is how many total days the patent has been valid for since it's grant date. DaysDuration is the key variable, for each fee paid, we add DaysIncrement to DaysDuration. The DaysDuration past the grant date is the validity of the patent. (NOTE: does not seem to distinguish counting from filedate or grant date, only seems to do it from grantdate)

ALSO- keep in mind this is in *allpatentsprocessed* DB, not in the *patent* database.


FeeCode Description DaysIncrement DaysDuration
EXP. Patent Expired for Failure to Pay Maintenance Fees. 0 0
EXPX Patent Reinstated After Maintenance Fee Payment Confirmed. 0 0
M1551 Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, Large Entity. 1460 2920
M1552 Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity. 1460 4380
M1553 Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, Large Entity. 2920 7300
M1559 Payment of Maintenance Fee under 1.28(c). 0 0
M170 Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, PL 96-517. 1460 2920
M171 Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, PL 96-517. 1460 4380
M172 Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, PL 96-517. 2920 7300
M173 Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, PL 97-247. 1460 2920
M174 Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, PL 97-247. 1460 4380
M175 Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, PL 97-247 2920 7300
M183 Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, Large Entity. 1460 2920
M184 Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity. 1460 4380
M185 Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, Large Entity. 2920 7300
M2551 Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Yr, Small Entity. 1460 2920
M2552 Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Yr, Small Entity. 1460 4380
M2553 Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Yr, Small Entity. 2920 7300
M273 Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Yr, Small Entity, PL 97-247. 1460 2920
M274 Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Yr, Small Entity, PL 97-247. 1460 4380
M275 Payment of Maintenance Fee,12th Yr, Small Entity, PL 97-247. 2920 7300
M283 Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Yr, Small Entity. 1460 2920
M284 Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Yr, Small Entity. 1460 4380
M285 Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Yr, Small Entity. 2920 7300
M3551 Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, Micro Entity. 1460 2920
M3552 Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Micro Entity. 1460 4380
M3553 Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, Micro Entity. 2920 7300