Term ends Jul 1, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Mar 22, 2022
Held by Ipreo LLC
Filed Mar 22, 2002 as application 10/102,953 · Granted Dec 22, 2009
Base term plus 2293 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2002
2028
Clock starts
Mar 22, 2002
Mar 22, 2002
Term ends
Jul 1, 2028
Jul 1, 2028
Granted
Dec 22, 2009
Dec 22, 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
2,293
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 2293 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 Mar 22, 2002, when this application, 10/102,953, was filed | Mar 22, 2022 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +2293 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jul 1, 2028 | 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 | Jul 1, 2028 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2002 Reel 12736, frame 711 | Horowitz, Cheryl A.; Williams, Allen | I-Deal LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 2, 2007 Reel 18849, frame 566 | I-Deal LLC | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Agreement |
| May 21, 2010 Reel 24424, frame 3 | I-Deal LLC | Bank Of Montreal, As Administrative Agent | Security Agreement |
| May 24, 2010 Reel 24430, frame 785 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | I-Deal LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 8, 2011 Reel 26717, frame 777 | I-Deal LLC | Royal Bank of Canada | Security Agreement |
| Aug 9, 2011 Reel 26722, frame 365 | Bank Of Montreal, As Administrative Agent | I-Deal LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 20, 2014 Reel 32487, frame 287 | I-Deal LLC | Ipreo LLC | Change of Name |
| Aug 12, 2014 Reel 33511, frame 472 | Ipreo LLC | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Aug 14, 2014 Reel 33533, frame 535 | Royal Bank of Canada | Ih Intermediate Holdings LLC; Ipreo Holdings LLC; Ipreo LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 14, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | Ih Intermediate Holdings LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 14, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | Ipreo Holdings LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 14, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | Ipreo LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 2, 2018 Reel 46697, frame 142 | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Ipreo LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Jul 2028
Term ends Jul 1, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 2293 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
2
later US patents cite this one
That is below 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.