Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 1, 2020 (Bank of America, N.A.).
Term ends Apr 12, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Sep 21, 2025
Held by Macrovision Corporation
Filed Aug 9, 2006 as application 11/501,627 · Granted May 11, 2010
Base term plus 934 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2005
2028
Clock starts
Sep 21, 2005
Sep 21, 2005
Term ends
Apr 12, 2028
Apr 12, 2028
Granted
May 11, 2010
May 11, 2010
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
934
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.
2
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term runs 934 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 21, 2005, when application 11/232,477, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 9, 2006) | Sep 21, 2025 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +934 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Apr 12, 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 | Apr 12, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,761,927 | In force Jul 2028 | Jul 2028 |
| US 7,716,744 | this patent Apr 2028 | Apr 2028 |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
The 40 most recent of 57 recorded documents are shown; the 17 earliest are not. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2011 Reel 27039, frame 168 | Aptiv Digital, Inc., a Delaware Corporation; Gemstar Development Corporation, A California Corporation; Index Systems Inc., a British Virgin Islands Company; Rovi Corporation, A Delaware Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc., a Delaware Corporation; Rovi Solutions Corporation, A Delaware Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation, A Delaware Corporation; Starsight Telecast, Inc., a California Corporation; United Video Properties, Inc., a Delaware Corporation | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Jul 24, 2014 Reel 33407, frame 35 | Aptiv Digital, Inc.; Gemstar Development Corporation; Index Systems Inc.; Rovi Guides, Inc.; Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Sonic Solutions LLC; Starsight Telecast, Inc.; United Video Properties, Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Jul 24, 2014 Reel 33396, frame 1 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | All Media Guide, LLC; Aptiv Digital, Inc.; Gemstar Development Corporation; Index Systems Inc.; Rovi Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Starsight Telecast, Inc.; TV Guide International, Inc.; United Video Properties, Inc. | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | All Media Guide, LLC | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Aptiv Digital, Inc. | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Gemstar Development Corporation | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Index Systems Inc. | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Rovi Corporation | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Rovi Guides, Inc. | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Rovi Solutions Corporation | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Rovi Technologies Corporation | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Starsight Telecast, Inc. | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | TV Guide International, Inc. | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | United Video Properties, Inc. | Patent Release |
| Nov 22, 2019 Reel 51143, frame 468 | Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; TiVo Solutions, Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | HPS Investment Partners, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Nov 25, 2019 Reel 51110, frame 6 | Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; TiVo Solutions, Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Nov 25, 2019 Reel 51145, frame 90 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Aptiv Digital Inc.; Gemstar Development Corporation; Index Systems Inc.; Rovi Guides, Inc.; Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Sonic Solutions LLC; Starsight Telecast, Inc.; United Video Properties, Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Aptiv Digital Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Gemstar Development Corporation | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Index Systems Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Rovi Guides, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Rovi Solutions Corporation | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Rovi Technologies Corporation | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Sonic Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Starsight Telecast, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | United Video Properties, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Veveo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Jun 1, 2020 Reel 53468, frame 1 | Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; TiVo Solutions Inc.; Veveo, Inc.; Invensas Corporation; Invensas Bonding Technologies, Inc.; Tessera, Inc.; Tessera Advanced Technologies, Inc.; DTS, Inc.; Phorus, Inc.; Ibiquity Digital Corporation | Bank Of America, N.a. | Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 Reel 53458, frame 749 | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; TiVo Solutions, Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 Reel 53481, frame 790 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; TiVo Solutions, Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Rovi Solutions Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Rovi Technologies Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Rovi Guides, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | TiVo Solutions, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Veveo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Rovi Solutions Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Rovi Technologies Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Rovi Guides, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | TiVo Solutions, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Veveo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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Apr 2028
Term ends Apr 12, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 934 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
4
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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