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US 10,121,105 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 6, 2025 (Comerica Bank).

Term ends Apr 24, 2029 · High confidence

Filed Jun 27, 2014 as application 14/317,958 · Granted Nov 6, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2009 2029
Clock starts
Apr 24, 2009
Term ends
Apr 24, 2029
Granted
Nov 6, 2018
base term fee events Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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.
3
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

How we calculated this date

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Apr 24, 2009, when application 12/386,970, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 27, 2014)Apr 24, 2029High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 2 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderApr 24, 2029High confidence

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US 8,769,689In force
Mar 2032
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Application PCT/US2010/001211PCT application
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US 10,121,105this patent
Apr 2029
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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Aug 28, 2015
Reel 36451, frame 634
Hbgary, Inc.Countertack, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 21, 2016
Reel 40384, frame 329
Countertack Inc.Pacific Western BankSecurity Interest
Jan 8, 2018
Reel 44562, frame 511
Hbgary, Inc.Countertack, Iinc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
May 29, 2018
Reel 45923, frame 804
Pacific Western BankCountertack Inc.Release of Security Interest
Sep 28, 2023
Reel 65082, frame 434
Countertack, Inc.Gosecure, Inc.Change of Name
Feb 6, 2025
Reel 70134, frame 413
Gosecure, Inc.Comerica BankSecurity Interest
Feb 14, 2025
Reel 70235, frame 936
Gosecure, Inc.Comerica BankCorrective Assignment to Correct the Property Numbers Data Previously Recorded at Reel: 70134 Frame: 0413. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Terest .

Sources

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