Worlds Inc (WDDD)

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Extending patent term due to USPTO delays

It's also interesting to note, that Worlds has the option to extend their patent term even further as provided by 35 USC 154(b), where a patent’s issuance is delayed because of delay at the USPTO.

On Nov 12, 1996, Worlds filed for their first non-provisional patent. That patent wasn't issued until Apr 17, 2001 (some 1,617 days in prosecution). According to PatentlyO, the extension term is correlated with the length of time in prosecution:



In Worlds' case, they are at the right of the chart, indicating that they might be able to get up to 1,000+ days of term extension on their entire patent portfolio.