Calculating Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) – An Overview
More Than Your Mark
OCTOBER 19, 2018
As discussed in our previous post , Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) under 35 U.S.C. §154(b) and Patent Term Extension (PTE) under 35 U.S.C. §156 provide for extensions on the standard patent term, which can be very valuable for products that have long development and/or regulatory approval lifecycles, such as in the case of pharmaceuticals. This post will focus on the calculation of PTA, which is intended to adjust the patent term to compensate for delays caused by the U.S.
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