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Removing Virtual Machine Identifiers From Packets

US 12,149,381 In force
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Term ends Sep 21, 2030 · High confidence

Filed Apr 21, 2023 as application 18/305,223 · Granted Nov 19, 2024
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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Sep 21, 2010, when application PCT/JP2010/066309, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 21, 2023)Sep 21, 2030High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
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Fee events0 of 1 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderSep 21, 2030High confidence

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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
Apr 21, 2023
Reel 63406, frame 831
Iwata, Atsushi; Iijima, AkioNEC CorporationAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 21, 2023
Reel 63406, frame 847
NEC CorporationZoom Video Communications, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 7, 2025
Reel 69839, frame 593
Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Zoom Communications, Inc.Change of Name

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