Term ends Nov 7, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 7, 2028
Held by Rakuten Group, Inc.
Filed Sep 15, 2016 as application 15/266,417 · Granted Jul 17, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2008
2028
Clock starts
Nov 7, 2008
Nov 7, 2008
Term ends
Nov 7, 2028
Nov 7, 2028
Granted
Jul 17, 2018
Jul 17, 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 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
5
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 2 of 2 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 Nov 7, 2008, when application 12/266,893, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 15, 2016) | Nov 7, 2028 | 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 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 7, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,367,823 | In force Jul 2031 | Jul 2031 |
| US 9,767,486 | In force Nov 2028 | Nov 2028 |
| US 9,773,260 | In force Nov 2028 | Nov 2028 |
| US 10,026,102 | this patent Nov 2028 | Nov 2028 |
| US 9,916,599 | In force Nov 2028 | Nov 2028 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2016 Reel 39766, frame 38 | Mihalik, John L.; Gerace, Thomas A.; Sandborg, David A.; Feder, Helen R.; Meyer, Richard A. | Skyword Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 7, 2017 Reel 42930, frame 431 | Skyword Inc. | Western Alliance Bank | Security Interest |
| Nov 7, 2017 Reel 44767, frame 789 | Western Alliance Bank | Skyword Inc. | Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame: 042930/0431 |
| Aug 23, 2019 Reel 50145, frame 13 | Skyword Inc. | Hercules Capital Inc., as Agent | Security Interest |
| May 13, 2020 Reel 53122, frame 264 | Hercules Capital Inc., as Agent | Skyword Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 7, 2020 Reel 53426, frame 295 | Skyword Inc. | Rakuten, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 6, 2021 Reel 58314, frame 657 | Rakuten, Inc. | Rakuten Group, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Feb 29, 2024 Reel 68066, frame 103 | Rakuten, Inc. | Rakuten Group, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Patent Numbers 10342096;10671117; 10716375; 10716376;10795407;10795408; and 10827591 Previously Recorded at Reel: 58314 Frame: 657. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
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What's changing
Nov 2028
Term ends Nov 7, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
18
later US patents cite this one
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