Also listed on Theo Technologies, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Aug 4, 2034 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 4, 2034
Held by Dolby International AB
Filed Feb 2, 2016 as application 14/909,691 · Granted Dec 4, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2014
2034
Clock starts
Aug 4, 2014
Aug 4, 2014
Term ends
Aug 4, 2034
Aug 4, 2034
Granted
Dec 4, 2018
Dec 4, 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.
2
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
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Aug 4, 2014, when application PCT/EP2014/066696, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Feb 2, 2016) | Aug 4, 2034 | 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 | Aug 4, 2034 | High confidence |
This family
| US 10,149,020 | this patent Aug 2034 | Aug 2034 |
1 of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2016 Reel 37682, frame 864 | Speelmans, Pieter-jan; Tielemans, Maarten; Tielemans, Steven | The Virtual Cable Company Bvba | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 14, 2016 Reel 40305, frame 53 | The Virtual Cable Company | Opentelly | Change of Name |
| Jul 11, 2017 Reel 42966, frame 50 | Opentelly | Theo Technologies | Change of Name |
| Feb 5, 2020 Reel 51817, frame 132 | Theo Technologies | Theo Technologies | Change of Address |
| Jan 24, 2025 Reel 69995, frame 57 | Theo Technologies | Dolby International AB | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 16, 2026 Reel 73499, frame 508 | Theo Technologies | Dolby International AB | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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Aug 2034
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Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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