Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 31, 2008 (Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch).
Term ended Oct 17, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Sep 15, 2024
Held by Eci Telecom Ltd.
Filed Sep 15, 2004 as application 10/940,816 · Granted Nov 25, 2008
Base term plus 762 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
Term ended Oct 17, 2026
2004
2026
Clock starts
Sep 15, 2004
Sep 15, 2004
Term ended
Oct 17, 2026
Oct 17, 2026
Granted
Nov 25, 2008
Nov 25, 2008
base term
patent term adjustment
after the term ends
fee events
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
762
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 762 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees were paid, so no fee lapse ended it. 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 Sep 15, 2004, when this application, 10/940,816, was filed | Sep 15, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +762 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Oct 17, 2026 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 17, 2026 | High 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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2005 Reel 15614, frame 849 | Mahlab, Uri; Levy, Avi | Eci Telecom Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 30, 2008 Reel 20431, frame 705 | Epsilon 1 Ltd.; Eci Telecom Ltd.; Lightscape Networks Ltd.; Inovia Telecoms Ltd.; Enavis Networks Ltd. | Credit Suisse, As Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jan 31, 2008 Reel 20442, frame 874 | Epsilon 1 Ltd.; Eci Telecom Ltd.; Lightscape Networks Ltd.; Inovia Telecoms Ltd.; Enavis Networks Ltd. | Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Aug 28, 2014 Reel 33719, frame 84 | Eci Telecom Inc.; Eci Telecom Ltd.; Epsilon 1 Ltd.; Eci Holding(Hungary)Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag; Telecom Investments(Finance)LLC; Eci Telecom(UK)Limited | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Apr 13, 2018 Reel 45942, frame 140 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Eci Telecom Inc.; Telecom Investments (Finance) LLC; Eci Telecom Ltd.; Eci Holding (Hungary) Korlátolt Felelosségu Társaság; Eci Telecom (UK) Limited; Epsilon 1 Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 13, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Eci Telecom Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 13, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Telecom Investments (Finance) LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 13, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Eci Telecom Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 13, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Eci Holding (Hungary) Korlátolt Felelosségu Társaság | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 13, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Eci Telecom (UK) Limited | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 13, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Epsilon 1 Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 5, 2024 Reel 68857, frame 275 | Eci Telecom Ltd. | HPS Investment Partners, LLC, as Administrative Agent | Short-Form Patents Security Agreement |
Sources
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Note
The 762 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
4
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2008 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
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