Also listed on SAP Ireland Limited, which filed it. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Mar 16, 2027
Statutory term ends Oct 31, 2026
Base term plus 136 days of PTA
Today
20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Expires in 6 months
2006
2027
Clock starts
Oct 31, 2006
Oct 31, 2006
Granted
Feb 17, 2009
Feb 17, 2009
Term ends
Mar 16, 2027
Mar 16, 2027
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Computed Sep 1, 2026 · countdowns run from that date · how we know
136
Days of PTA
13
Applications in this family
This patent's term runs 136 days past the statutory base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are paid, so nothing but the term itself will end it. Confidence: High. from the record
How this date was computed
Every step shows its rule, its 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, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional | Clock starts Oct 31, 2006 | Oct 31, 2026 | High |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High |
| Patent term adjustment | +136 days, USPTO PTA record | Mar 16, 2027 | High |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High |
| Fee events | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | in-force | High |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 16, 2027 | High |
The computation, verbatim
base=20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional: 2006-10-31+20y | =2026-10-31 | PTA+136d=2027-03-16 | PTE:none | TD:none | paid 4yr@2012-07-25,8yr@2016-08-09,12yr@2020-08-11 | status=in-force@2027-03-16
This family
| US 7,493,330 | this patent | Mar 2027 |
| US 8,195,695 | in-force | Mar 2028 |
| US 9,016,559 | in-force | Oct 2032 |
| US 8,504,589 | expired-fees | Aug 2025 |
| Application PCT/US2013/029332 | pending | not computed |
| US 8,832,153 | in-force | Oct 2026 |
| US 9,501,754 | in-force | Apr 2032 |
| US 9,665,846 | in-force | Apr 2032 |
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 2, 2007 reel/frame not recorded | Cubranic, Davo | Business Objects, S.A. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 8, 2007 reel/frame not recorded | Business Objects, S.A. | Business Objects Software Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 26, 2026 Reel 74510, frame 354 | Business Objects Software Limited | SAP Ireland Limited | Change of Name |
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What's changing
Mar 2027
Term ends. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 136 days of PTA are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
6
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2009 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: base rule, PTA, PTE, disclaimer caps, fee overlay, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
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