OVRTrainer said:
Actually with regard to US patents filed on or after June 8, 1995: under GATT, the term of a US patent was changed from 17yrs from the issue date to 20yrs from the filing date. Patent applications filed before this date are entitled to a term of 17yrs from the issue date or 20yrs from the filing date, whichever is longer. This may actually extend some previously issued patent terms from 17 to 20 years. Just trying to help...
You could help by finding me a competent patent attorney licensed in Illinois with some science background. Our current one is devoid of brain cells