Also listed on Theo Technologies, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Mar 29, 2041 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 29, 2041
Held by Dolby International AB
Filed Oct 19, 2022 as application 17/919,993 · Granted Dec 24, 2024
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2021
2041
Clock starts
Mar 29, 2021
Mar 29, 2021
Term ends
Mar 29, 2041
Mar 29, 2041
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.
3
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 Mar 29, 2021, when application PCT/EP2021/058095, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 19, 2022) | Mar 29, 2041 | 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 | Mar 29, 2041 | High confidence |
This family
| US 12,177,104 | this patent Mar 2041 | Mar 2041 |
| Application 18/945,721 | Pending not computed | not computed |
2 of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2022 Reel 61478, frame 614 | Paulissen, Lieven; Speelmans, Pieter-jan | Theo Technologies | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 24, 2025 Reel 69995, frame 57 | Theo Technologies | Dolby International AB | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 16, 2026 Reel 73499, frame 508 | Theo Technologies | Dolby International AB | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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Mar 2041
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