Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 4, 2026 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Jun 30, 2036 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 30, 2036
Held by Electronic Arts Inc.
Filed Mar 11, 2019 as application 16/298,875 · Granted Dec 1, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2016
2036
Clock starts
Jun 30, 2016
Jun 30, 2016
Term ends
Jun 30, 2036
Jun 30, 2036
Granted
Dec 1, 2020
Dec 1, 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.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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.
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. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is 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 Jun 30, 2016, when application 15/199,827, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 11, 2019) | Jun 30, 2036 | 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 | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jun 30, 2036 | High confidence |
This family
| US 10,226,708 | In force Aug 2036 | Aug 2036 |
| US 10,850,204 | this patent Jun 2036 | Jun 2036 |
| US 11,484,802 | In force Jun 2036 | Jun 2036 |
| US 12,064,698 | In force Jun 2036 | Jun 2036 |
| Application 18/809,039 | Pending not computed | not computed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2019 Reel 49628, frame 526 | Bruzzo, Christopher Loren | Electronic Arts Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 28, 2019 Reel 49628, frame 531 | Rohart, Arthur Francois Marie | Electronic Arts Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 28, 2019 Reel 49628, frame 540 | Bateren, Oghene Fejiro | Electronic Arts 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 |
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What's changing
Jun 2036
Term ends Jun 30, 2036. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
28
later US patents cite this one
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