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Method and Apparatus for Selecting a Desirable Allocation of Bids in a Combinatorial Exchange Setting

US 7,353,191 In force
OverviewAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Combinenet, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends Nov 16, 2026 · High confidence

Held by Jaggaer, LLC
Filed Feb 24, 2005 as application 11/065,333 · Granted Apr 1, 2008
Base term plus 630 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2005 2026
Clock starts
Feb 24, 2005
Term ends
Nov 16, 2026
Granted
Apr 1, 2008
base term patent term adjustment fee events 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
630
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 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.

This patent's term runs 630 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Feb 24, 2005, when this application, 11/065,333, was filedFeb 24, 2025High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+630 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordNov 16, 2026High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderNov 16, 2026High confidence

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
May 10, 2005
Reel 15988, frame 453
Boutilier, Craig E.; Sandholm, Tuomas; Shields, JR., Robert L.Combinenet, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
May 28, 2009
Reel 22746, frame 48
Combinenet, Inc.The Advisory Board CompanySecurity Agreement
Dec 22, 2009
Reel 23691, frame 253
The Advisory Board CompanyCombinenet, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jan 20, 2010
Reel 23814, frame 907
Combinenet, Inc.Advanced Technology Ventures VII, L.P.; Advanced Technology Ventures VII (B), L.P.; Advanced Technology Ventures VII (C), L.P.; Atv Entrepreneurs Vii, L.p.; Advanced Technology Ventures VI, L.P.; Atv Entrepreneurs Vi, L.p.; Apex Investment Fund V, L.P.; Upmc; Ecc Partners, L.p.; Revolution Capital, LLCSecurity Agreement
Jan 20, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
Combinenet, Inc.Advanced Technology Ventures VII, L.P.Security Agreement
Jan 20, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
Combinenet, Inc.Advanced Technology Ventures VII (B), L.P.Security Agreement
Jan 20, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
Combinenet, Inc.Advanced Technology Ventures VII (C), L.P.Security Agreement
Jan 20, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
Combinenet, Inc.Atv Entrepreneurs Vii, L.p.Security Agreement
Jan 20, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
Combinenet, Inc.Advanced Technology Ventures VI, L.P.Security Agreement
Jan 20, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
Combinenet, Inc.Atv Entrepreneurs Vi, L.p.Security Agreement
Jan 20, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
Combinenet, Inc.Apex Investment Fund V, L.P.Security Agreement
Jan 20, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
Combinenet, Inc.UpmcSecurity Agreement
Jan 20, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
Combinenet, Inc.Ecc Partners, L.p.Security Agreement
Jan 20, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
Combinenet, Inc.Revolution Capital, LLCSecurity Agreement
Jun 7, 2010
Reel 24492, frame 257
Apex Investment Fund V, L.P.; Advanced Technology Ventures VII, L.P.; Advanced Technology Ventures VII (B), L.P.; Advanced Technology Ventures VII (C), L.P.; Atv Entrepreneurs Vii, L.p.; Advanced Technology Ventures VI, L.P.; Atv Entrepreneurs Vi, L.p.; Ecc Partners, L.P., C/O U.S. Small Business Administration, Receiver for Ecc Partners, L.P.; Revolution Capital, LLC; UpmcCombinenet, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Dec 26, 2013
Reel 31869, frame 809
Advanced Sourcing Corp.Bank Of America, N.a.Security Agreement
Apr 1, 2014
Reel 32573, frame 793
Combinenet, Inc.Liberty Second Sub, Inc.Merger
Apr 7, 2014
Reel 32616, frame 278
Liberty Second Sub, Inc.Advanced Sourcing Corp.Change of Name
Apr 15, 2014
Reel 32671, frame 726
Advanced Sourcing Corp.Sciquest, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 26, 2016
Reel 39263, frame 334
Bank Of America, N.a.Sciquest, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jul 28, 2016
Reel 39503, frame 728
Sciquest, Inc.Antares Capital LP, as Administrative AgentPatent Security Agreement
Aug 23, 2016
Reel 39512, frame 373
The Advisory Board CompanySciquest, Inc.; Combinenet, Inc. (Assignors' Predecessor in Interest)Release of Security Interest
Aug 23, 2016
reel/frame not recorded
The Advisory Board CompanySciquest, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Aug 23, 2016
reel/frame not recorded
The Advisory Board CompanyCombinenet, Inc. (Assignors' Predecessor in Interest)Release of Security Interest
Dec 28, 2017
Reel 44501, frame 614
Antares Capital LPSciquest, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Dec 29, 2017
Reel 44508, frame 437
Sciquest, Inc.Antares Capital LP, as AgentSecurity Interest
Aug 14, 2019
Reel 50049, frame 688
Sciquest, Inc.UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as First Lien Collateral AgentPatent Security Agreement
Aug 14, 2019
Reel 50058, frame 303
Sciquest, Inc.U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Aug 15, 2019
Reel 50067, frame 728
Antares Capital LP, as Administrative AgentSciquest, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents
Oct 20, 2023
Reel 65303, frame 57
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as Successor to U.S. Bank National Association)Jaggaer, LLC (as Successor in Interest to Sciquest, Inc.)Release of Security Interest
Dec 6, 2024
Reel 69532, frame 171
Jaggaer, LLCUBS AG, Stamford BranchFirst Lien Patent Security Agreement
Dec 6, 2024
Reel 69532, frame 189
Jaggaer, LLCUBS AG, Stamford BranchSecond Lien Patent Security Agreement
Dec 6, 2024
Reel 69532, frame 243
UBS AG, Stamford BranchSciquest, Inc.Patent Release and Reassignment (050049/0688)
Dec 11, 2024
Reel 69593, frame 946
Sciquest, Inc.Jaggaer, LLCEntity Conversion

Sources

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