Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 12, 2024 (Wilmington Trust, National Association).
Term ends Dec 21, 2040 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 21, 2040
Held by Dropbox, Inc.
Filed Dec 21, 2020 as application 17/129,292 · Granted Dec 24, 2024
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2020
2040
Clock starts
Dec 21, 2020
Dec 21, 2020
Term ends
Dec 21, 2040
Dec 21, 2040
Granted
Dec 24, 2024
Dec 24, 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 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.
9
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 0 of 3 maintenance fees are 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 Dec 21, 2020, when this application, 17/129,292, was filed | Dec 21, 2040 | 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 | 0 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 21, 2040 | High confidence |
This family
| US 11,366,793 | In force Dec 2040 | Dec 2040 |
| US 11,789,976 | In force Dec 2040 | Dec 2040 |
| US 12,174,814 | this patent Dec 2040 | Dec 2040 |
| US 12,001,574 | In force Feb 2042 | Feb 2042 |
| US 11,803,652 | In force Aug 2041 | Aug 2041 |
| US 11,799,958 | In force Jul 2041 | Jul 2041 |
| Application PCT/US2021/040914 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 12,019,599 | In force Dec 2040 | Dec 2040 |
8 of 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2020 Reel 54713, frame 571 | Passey, Aaron; Walker, Braden; Albert, Akos | Dropbox, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 10, 2021 Reel 55670, frame 219 | Dropbox, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Dec 12, 2024 Reel 69604, frame 611 | Dropbox, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Dec 13, 2024 Reel 69635, frame 332 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Dropbox, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2026 Reel 76607, frame 1 | Dropbox, Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Security Interest |
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Dec 2040
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