Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 4, 2026 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Mar 16, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ended May 17, 2026
Held by Electronic Arts Inc.
Filed Apr 5, 2021 as application 17/222,796 · Granted Jan 28, 2025
Base term plus 669 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2028
Clock starts
May 17, 2006
May 17, 2006
Term ends
Mar 16, 2028
Mar 16, 2028
Granted
Jan 28, 2025
Jan 28, 2025
base term
patent term adjustment
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
669
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
None due
Maintenance fees
This term ends before the first maintenance fee's grace period does, 4 years from grant, so no fee can end it early.
6
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 runs 669 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. No maintenance fee can end this term early. Confidence: High. 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 May 17, 2006, when application 11/435,283, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 5, 2021) | May 17, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +669 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Mar 16, 2028 | 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 | No maintenance fee can end the term early | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 16, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,038,535 | In force Dec 2027 | Dec 2027 |
| US 9,199,173 | In force Jun 2029 | Jun 2029 |
| US 9,630,113 | Term ended May 2026 | May 2026 |
| US 10,207,191 | Term ended May 2026 | May 2026 |
| US 10,967,276 | Term ended May 2026 | May 2026 |
| US 12,208,337 | this patent Mar 2028 | Mar 2028 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2021 Reel 58170, frame 108 | Jensen, Jesper | Super Computer International | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 19, 2021 Reel 58214, frame 954 | Super Computer International, Inc. | Electronic Arts Inc. | Purchase Agreement |
| Nov 19, 2021 Reel 58170, frame 120 | Super Computer International | Electronic Arts Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 4, 2026 Reel 76200, frame 935 | Electronic Arts Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Aug 4, 2026 Reel 76508, frame 671 | Electronic Arts Inc. | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
Sources
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What's changing
Mar 2028
Term ends Mar 16, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 669 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
0
later US patents cite this one
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