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patent-term adjustment

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A quick definition of patent-term adjustment:

Patent-Term Adjustment: When someone invents something new, they can apply for a patent to protect their invention. Sometimes, the government takes a long time to review the application and grant the patent. Patent-term adjustment is a rule that gives the inventor extra time to use their patent if the government takes too long to approve it. This rule only applies to patents filed after May 29, 2000.

A more thorough explanation:

Patent-term adjustment is a mandatory extension of the time a utility or plant patent remains valid due to delays in the application process. This extension is available for new applications, continuation applications, and divisional applications filed since May 29, 2000. It is abbreviated as PTA.

Suppose a patent application was filed on January 1, 2010, and it took the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) three years to grant the patent. In this case, the patent-term adjustment would add three years to the patent's expiration date, giving the patent holder more time to profit from their invention.

Another example is if the USPTO takes longer than three years to grant a patent, the patent-term adjustment will add one day to the patent's expiration date for each day beyond the three-year mark.

These examples illustrate how patent-term adjustment works and how it benefits patent holders by extending the life of their patents.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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