Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 21, 2021 (Umb Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Mar 15, 2037 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 15, 2037
Held by Skillz Platform Inc.
Filed Mar 15, 2017 as application 15/459,313 · Granted Jul 10, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2017
2037
Clock starts
Mar 15, 2017
Mar 15, 2017
Term ends
Mar 15, 2037
Mar 15, 2037
Granted
Jul 10, 2018
Jul 10, 2018
base term
fee events
Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
7
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Mar 15, 2017, when this application, 15/459,313, was filed | Mar 15, 2037 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 15, 2037 | High confidence |
This family
| US 10,016,674 | this patent Mar 2037 | Mar 2037 |
| US 10,421,011 | In force Mar 2037 | Mar 2037 |
| US 10,960,306 | In force Mar 2037 | Mar 2037 |
| US 11,583,764 | In force Mar 2037 | Mar 2037 |
| US 12,036,470 | In force no later than Mar 2037 | no later than Mar 2037 |
| Application 18/743,007 | Pending not computed | not computed |
| Application 19/566,616 | Pending not computed | not computed |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
Assignment documents as recorded at the USPTO, oldest first, with the reel and frame each was recorded at. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership, and the absence of a later one is not evidence that the last one still stands.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2017 Reel 42729, frame 463 | Paradise, Andrew | Skillz Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 23, 2021 Reel 55684, frame 156 | Skillz Inc. | Skillz Platform Inc. | Change of Name |
| Dec 21, 2021 Reel 58448, frame 513 | Skillz Platform Inc. | Umb Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
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What's changing
Mar 2037
Term ends Mar 15, 2037. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
38
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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