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Selective Processing of File System Objects for Image Level Backups

US 11,068,349 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded May 29, 2020 (JPMorgan Chase N.A.).

Term ends Jun 13, 2031 · High confidence

Filed Nov 21, 2018 as application 16/197,644 · Granted Jul 20, 2021
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2011 2031
Clock starts
Jun 13, 2011
Term ends
Jun 13, 2031
Granted
Jul 20, 2021
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.
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Maintenance fees paid
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 1 of 2 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jun 13, 2011, when application 13/159,229, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 21, 2018)Jun 13, 2031High 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 events1 of 2 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJun 13, 2031High confidence

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US 9,507,670In force
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US 11,789,823In force
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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
Jan 2, 2020
Reel 51405, frame 69
Timashev, Ratmir; Gostev, AntonVeeam Software AGAssignment of Assignor's Interest
May 18, 2020
Reel 52690, frame 914
Veeam Software AGVeeam Software Group GmbHChange of Name
May 29, 2020
Reel 52790, frame 483
Veeam Software Group GmbHJPMorgan Chase N.A.Security Interest

Sources

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