Patent terms:

Terms for specific patents:

• For utility and plant patents filed after 6/8/95, the term ends 20 years from the date the patent application was filed.
• Design patents end after 15 years:
  • The term begins on the date the patent issues.
• Continued prosecution applications will have the same application number and filing date of the parent.
• In reissues, the term is the unexpired part of the parent.