Term ends Jul 14, 2035 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 14, 2035
Held by Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
Filed Nov 30, 2017 as application 15/826,897 · Granted Oct 16, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2015
2035
Clock starts
Jul 14, 2015
Jul 14, 2015
Term ends
Jul 14, 2035
Jul 14, 2035
Granted
Oct 16, 2018
Oct 16, 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.
10
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 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jul 14, 2015, when application 14/798,780, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 30, 2017) | Jul 14, 2035 | 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 | Jul 14, 2035 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,588,298 | In force Jul 2035 | Jul 2035 |
| Application PCT/US2015/045904 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 9,851,506 | In force Aug 2035 | Aug 2035 |
| Application PCT/US2016/035872 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 9,766,408 | In force Jul 2035 | Jul 2035 |
| US 10,156,678 | In force Jul 2035 | Jul 2035 |
| US 10,101,533 | this patent Jul 2035 | Jul 2035 |
| US 10,317,623 | In force Jul 2035 | Jul 2035 |
8 of 10 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2017 Reel 44258, frame 128 | Shi, Ruizhi; Hochberg, Michael J.; Novack, Ari Jason; Baehr-jones, Thomas Wetteland | Coriant Advanced Technology, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 30, 2017 Reel 44553, frame 660 | Coriant Advanced Technology, LLC | Elenion Technologies, LLC | Change of Name |
| Apr 16, 2018 Reel 45959, frame 1 | Elenion Technologies Corporation | Eastward Fund Management, LLC | Security Interest |
| Feb 8, 2019 Reel 48289, frame 60 | Elenion Technologies, LLC; Elenion Technologies Corporation | Hercules Capital Inc., as Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 8, 2019 Reel 48290, frame 70 | Eastward Fund Management, LLC | Elenion Technologies Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 27, 2020 Reel 52251, frame 186 | Hercules Capital, Inc. | Elenion Technologies Corporation; Elenion Technologies, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 27, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Hercules Capital, Inc. | Elenion Technologies Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 27, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Hercules Capital, Inc. | Elenion Technologies, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 10, 2023 Reel 63274, frame 155 | Elenion Technologies LLC | Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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What's changing
Jul 2035
Term ends Jul 14, 2035. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
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later US patent cites this one
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