Also listed on 8631654 Canada Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Dec 21, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Apr 14, 2025
Held by Wi-Lan Inc.
Filed Apr 14, 2005 as application 11/105,601 · Granted Dec 9, 2008
Base term plus 616 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2005
2026
Clock starts
Apr 14, 2005
Apr 14, 2005
Term ends
Dec 21, 2026
Dec 21, 2026
Granted
Dec 9, 2008
Dec 9, 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
616
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 616 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Apr 14, 2005, when this application, 11/105,601, was filed | Apr 14, 2025 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +616 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 21, 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 | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 21, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2005 Reel 16479, frame 527 | Bou-diab, Bashar Said; Serghi, Laura Mihaela; McBride, Brian | Alcatel | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 24, 2008 Reel 21735, frame 570 | Alcatel | Alcatel Lucent | Change of Name |
| Oct 11, 2013 Reel 31396, frame 262 | Alcatel Lucent S.A. | 8631654 Canada Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 28, 2017 Reel 43027, frame 98 | 8631654 Canada Inc.; Quarterhill Inc. | Quarterhill Inc. | Merger and Change of Name |
| Jul 21, 2017 Reel 43285, frame 115 | Quarterhill Inc. | Wi-Lan Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Dec 2026
Term ends Dec 21, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 616 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
408
later US patents cite this one
That is top 1% 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
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.