Also listed on Ringcube Technologies, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 30, 2022 (Wilmington Trust, National Association).
Term ends Sep 27, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Sep 22, 2026
Held by Citrix Systems, Inc.
Filed Sep 22, 2006 as application 11/525,727 · Granted Aug 18, 2009
Base term plus 370 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2027
Clock starts
Sep 22, 2006
Sep 22, 2006
Term ends
Sep 27, 2027
Sep 27, 2027
Granted
Aug 18, 2009
Aug 18, 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
370
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 370 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 22, 2006, when this application, 11/525,727, was filed | Sep 22, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +370 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Sep 27, 2027 | 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 | Sep 27, 2027 | 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 11, 2008 Reel 20814, frame 130 | Ringcube Technologies, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing IV, Inc.; Venture Lending & Leasing V, Inc. | Security Agreement |
| Apr 11, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Ringcube Technologies, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing IV, Inc. | Security Agreement |
| Apr 11, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Ringcube Technologies, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing V, Inc. | Security Agreement |
| Jul 14, 2009 Reel 22954, frame 514 | Larkin, Michael K.; Kamity, Kiran; Appajodu, Shanmuga | Ringcube Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 5, 2012 Reel 27486, frame 299 | Ringcube Technologies, Inc. | Citrix Systems, Inc. | Merger |
| Sep 28, 2022 Reel 61570, frame 484 | Venture Lending & Leasing IV, Inc.; Venture Lending & Leasing V, Inc. | Ringcube Technologies, Inc. | Ucc Termination |
| Sep 30, 2022 Reel 62079, frame 1 | Citrix Systems, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Security Interest |
| Oct 7, 2022 Reel 62112, frame 262 | Tibco Software Inc.; Citrix Systems, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Oct 7, 2022 Reel 62113, frame 1 | Tibco Software Inc.; Citrix Systems, Inc. | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Collateral Agent | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Oct 7, 2022 Reel 62113, frame 470 | Tibco Software Inc.; Citrix Systems, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Apr 14, 2023 Reel 63339, frame 525 | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Collateral Agent | Citrix Systems, Inc.; Cloud Software Group, Inc. (F/K/A Tibco Software Inc.) | Release and Reassignment of Security Interest in Patent (Reel/Frame 062113/0001) |
| Apr 14, 2023 Reel 63340, frame 164 | Cloud Software Group, Inc. (F/K/A Tibco Software Inc.); Citrix Systems, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Apr 14, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Collateral Agent | Citrix Systems, Inc. | Release and Reassignment of Security Interest in Patent (Reel/Frame 062113/0001) |
| Apr 14, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Collateral Agent | Cloud Software Group, Inc. (F/K/A Tibco Software Inc.) | Release and Reassignment of Security Interest in Patent (Reel/Frame 062113/0001) |
| May 24, 2024 Reel 67662, frame 568 | Cloud Software Group, Inc. (F/K/A Tibco Software Inc.); Citrix Systems, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Aug 15, 2025 Reel 72488, frame 172 | Cloud Software Group, Inc.; Citrix Systems, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Sep 2027
Term ends Sep 27, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 370 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
14
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: 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.