Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 18, 2024 (Citibank, N.A.).
Term ends Oct 31, 2031 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 31, 2031
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Roku, Inc.
Filed Jun 25, 2018 as application 16/017,900 · Granted Jan 30, 2024
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Oct 31, 2011
Oct 31, 2011
Term ends
Oct 31, 2031
Oct 31, 2031
Granted
Jan 30, 2024
Jan 30, 2024
base term
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.
0 of 1
Maintenance fees paid
One maintenance fee can end this term early, the one due 3.5 years from grant; the next one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts it if the record shows it paid.
19
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. 0 of 1 maintenance fees are 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 Oct 31, 2011, when application 13/286,138, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 25, 2018); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Oct 31, 2031 | 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 | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 0 of 1 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 31, 2031 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 8,863,165 | In force Jan 2032 | Jan 2032 |
| Application 14/475,971 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 10,506,291 | In force Oct 2031 | Oct 2031 |
| Application 16/017,926 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 11,889,155 | this patent Oct 2031 | Oct 2031 |
| US 10,341,734 | In force Oct 2031 | Oct 2031 |
| US 10,904,629 | In force Oct 2031 | Oct 2031 |
| US 11,102,550 | In force Oct 2031 | Oct 2031 |
8 of 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2018 Reel 46197, frame 251 | Gordon, Donald F. | Bulldog United LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 25, 2018 Reel 46197, frame 257 | Bulldog United LLC | Gracenote, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 9, 2020 Reel 53473, frame 1 | A. C. Nielsen Company, LLC; Acn Holdings Inc.; Acnielsen Corporation; Acnielsen Eratings.com; Affinnova, Inc.; Art Holding, L.l.c.; Athenian Leasing Corporation; CZT/Acn Trademarks, L.L.C.; Exelate, Inc.; Gracenote, Inc.; Gracenote Digital Ventures, LLC; Gracenote Media Services, LLC; Netratings, LLC; Nielsen Audio, Inc.; Nielsen Consumer Insights, Inc.; Nielsen Consumer Neuroscience, Inc.; Nielsen Finance Co.; Nielsen Finance LLC; Nielsen International Holdings, Inc.; Nielsen Mobile, LLC; Nielsen UK Finance I, LLC; NMR Investing I, Inc.; TCG Divestiture Inc.; TNC (US) Holdings, Inc.; The Nielsen Company (US), LLC; Vizu Corporation; Vnu Marketing Information, Inc.; Nmr Licensing Associates, L.p.; Nielsen Holding and Finance B.V.; The Nielsen Company B.V.; Vnu International B.V. | Citibank, N.a. | Supplemental Security Agreement |
| Oct 7, 2020 Reel 54066, frame 64 | A.C. Nielsen (Argentina) S.A.; A.C. Nielsen Company, LLC; Acn Holdings Inc.; Acnielsen Corporation; Acnielsen Eratings.com; Affinnova, Inc.; Art Holding, L.l.c.; Athenian Leasing Corporation; CZT/Acn Trademarks, L.L.C.; Exelate, Inc.; Gracenote, Inc.; Gracenote Digital Ventures, LLC; Gracenote Media Services, LLC; Netratings, LLC; Nielsen Audio, Inc.; Nielsen Consumer Insights, Inc.; Nielsen Consumer Neuroscience, Inc.; Nielsen Finance Co.; Nielsen Finance LLC; Nielsen International Holdings, Inc.; Nielsen Mobile, LLC; NMR Investing I, Inc.; TCG Divestiture Inc.; TNC (US) Holdings, Inc.; The Nielsen Company (US), LLC; Vizu Corporation; Vnu Marketing Information, Inc.; Nmr Licensing Associates, L.p.; Nielsen Holding and Finance B.V.; The Nielsen Company B.V.; Vnu International B.V. | Citibank, N.a | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Patents Listed on Schedule 1 Recorded on 6-9-2020 Previously Recorded on Reel 053473 Frame 0001. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Supplemental IP Security Agreement. |
| Apr 20, 2021 Reel 56973, frame 280 | Citibank, N.a. | The Nielsen Company (US), LLC; Gracenote, Inc. | Partial Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 20, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | The Nielsen Company (US), LLC | Partial Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 20, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Gracenote, Inc. | Partial Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 30, 2021 Reel 56103, frame 786 | Gracenote, Inc. | Roku, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 29, 2021 Reel 56982, frame 194 | Roku, Inc. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Patent Security Agreement Supplement |
| Feb 22, 2023 Reel 62826, frame 664 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Roku, Inc.; Roku DX Holdings, Inc. | Termination and Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement (Reel/Frame 056982/0194) |
| Feb 22, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Roku, Inc. | Termination and Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement (Reel/Frame 056982/0194) |
| Feb 22, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Roku DX Holdings, Inc. | Termination and Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement (Reel/Frame 056982/0194) |
| May 11, 2023 Reel 63603, frame 1 | Citibank, N.a. | A. C. Nielsen Company, LLC; Exelate, Inc.; Gracenote, Inc.; Gracenote Media Services, LLC; The Nielsen Company (US), LLC; Netratings, LLC | Release (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001) |
| May 11, 2023 Reel 63605, frame 1 | Citibank, N.a. | A. C. Nielsen Company, LLC; Exelate, Inc.; Gracenote, Inc.; Gracenote Media Services, LLC; The Nielsen Company (US), LLC; Netratings, LLC | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | A. C. Nielsen Company, LLC | Release (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Exelate, Inc. | Release (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Gracenote, Inc. | Release (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Gracenote Media Services, LLC | Release (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | The Nielsen Company (US), LLC | Release (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Netratings, LLC | Release (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | A. C. Nielsen Company, LLC | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Exelate, Inc. | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Gracenote, Inc. | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Gracenote Media Services, LLC | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | The Nielsen Company (US), LLC | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Netratings, LLC | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
| Sep 18, 2024 Reel 68982, frame 377 | Roku, Inc. | Citibank, N.a. | Security Interest |
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