Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 4, 2026 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Feb 19, 2036 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 19, 2036
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Electronic Arts Inc.
Filed Jul 26, 2018 as application 16/046,350 · Granted Mar 3, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2016
2036
Clock starts
Feb 19, 2016
Feb 19, 2016
Term ends
Feb 19, 2036
Feb 19, 2036
Granted
Mar 3, 2020
Mar 3, 2020
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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 10,134,227, to Feb 19, 2036. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
1 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. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: Medium. from the record
How we calculated this date
One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Feb 19, 2016, when applications 15/048,903, 15/048,920, 15/048,932, 15/048,947 and 15/048,958, the earliest non-provisional applications in its chain, were filed (this one was filed Jul 26, 2018); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Feb 19, 2036 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 10,134,227) | resolves to Feb 19, 2036, no earlier than this term, so no change | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Feb 19, 2036 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 9,919,218 | Lapsed on the fee record Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| US 9,901,818 | In force Sep 2036 | Sep 2036 |
| US 10,096,204 | Lapsed on the fee record Oct 2026 | Oct 2026 |
| US 10,035,068 | Lapsed on the fee record Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 |
| US 10,134,227 | In force May 2036 | May 2036 |
| US 10,232,271 | In force Feb 2036 | Feb 2036 |
| US 10,183,223 | In force Feb 2036 | Feb 2036 |
| US 10,576,379 | this patent Feb 2036 | Feb 2036 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2020 Reel 51568, frame 150 | Wakeford, Kent; Huttula, Tomi | Kabam, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 21, 2020 Reel 51570, frame 487 | Aftershock Services, Inc. | Electronic Arts Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 21, 2020 Reel 51652, frame 707 | Kabam, Inc. | Aftershock Services, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 4, 2026 Reel 76200, frame 935 | Electronic Arts Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Aug 4, 2026 Reel 76508, frame 671 | Electronic Arts Inc. | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
Sources
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What's changing
Feb 2036
Term ends Feb 19, 2036. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 10,134,227, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
22
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.