Also listed on Vector CC Holdings, SRL, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded May 1, 2026 (First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company).
Term ends Nov 29, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Sep 30, 2024
Held by Corel Corporation
Filed Sep 30, 2004 as application 10/957,263 · Granted Mar 3, 2009
Base term plus 790 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2004
2026
Clock starts
Sep 30, 2004
Sep 30, 2004
Term ends
Nov 29, 2026
Nov 29, 2026
Granted
Mar 3, 2009
Mar 3, 2009
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
790
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 790 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 Sep 30, 2004, when this application, 10/957,263, was filed | Sep 30, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +790 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 29, 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 (reinstated) | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2005 Reel 15690, frame 522 | Thomson, J. Keith; Feldstein, Scott; Maltz, Ivan | Pinnacle Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 9, 2010 Reel 25675, frame 413 | Avid Technology, Inc.; Pinnacle Systems, Inc. | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jul 2, 2012 Reel 28480, frame 106 | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as Agent | Pinnacle Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 19, 2012 Reel 28988, frame 897 | Avid Technology Inc.; Pinnacle Systems, Inc. | Corel Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 16, 2013 Reel 30427, frame 331 | Corel Corporation | Vector Cc Holdings, Srl; Vector CC Holdings III, SRL; Vector CC Holdings IV, SRL | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 16, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Corel Corporation | Vector Cc Holdings, Srl | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 16, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Corel Corporation | Vector CC Holdings III, SRL | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 16, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Corel Corporation | Vector CC Holdings IV, SRL | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 17, 2013 Reel 30427, frame 403 | Vector Cc Holdings, Srl; Vector CC Holdings III, SRL; Vector CC Holdings IV, SRL | 8324450 Canada Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 1, 2013 Reel 30986, frame 268 | Corel Corporation | 8324450 Canada Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee, and Replace the Assignment Previously Recorded on Reel 030427 Frame 0331. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment to 8324450 Canada Inc. |
| Dec 17, 2014 Reel 34651, frame 817 | 8324450 Canada Inc. | 8324450 Delaware LLC | Entity Domicile Change |
| Jun 30, 2015 Reel 36037, frame 693 | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC | Avid Technology Inc.; Avid Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 30, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC | Avid Technology Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 30, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC | Avid Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 29, 2018 Reel 47675, frame 950 | 8324450 Canada Inc. | Corel Software LLC | Change of Name |
| Jan 13, 2019 Reel 48067, frame 586 | Corel Software LLC | Corel Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 3, 2019 Reel 49678, frame 950 | Cascade Bidco Corp.; Corel Inc.; Clearslide Inc. | Citibank, N.a. | Security Interest |
| Jul 3, 2019 Reel 49678, frame 980 | Cascade Bidco Corp.; Corel Inc.; Clearslide Inc. | Cantor Fitzgerald Securities | Security Interest |
| May 1, 2026 Reel 75315, frame 928 | Corel Corporation | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | Security Interest |
| May 5, 2026 Reel 75559, frame 953 | Citibank, N.A., as Agent | Corel Corporation; Cascade Bidco Corp.; Corel Inc.; Clearslide Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 6, 2026 Reel 75522, frame 510 | Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, As Collateral Agent | Clearslide Inc.; Corel Corporation (as Successor in Interest to Cascade Bidco Corp.) | Termination and Release of Second Lien Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| May 6, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, As Collateral Agent | Clearslide Inc. | Termination and Release of Second Lien Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| May 6, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, As Collateral Agent | Corel Corporation (as Successor in Interest to Cascade Bidco Corp.) | Termination and Release of Second Lien Security Interest in Patent Rights |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Nov 2026
Term ends Nov 29, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 790 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
65
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2009 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.