Also listed on Vector CC Holdings III, SRL, which filed it. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded May 1, 2026 (First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company).
Term ends Feb 24, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Jul 9, 2024
Held by Corel Corporation
Filed Jul 9, 2004 · Granted May 18, 2010
Base term plus 960 days of PTA
Today
2004
2027
Clock starts
Jul 9, 2004
Jul 9, 2004
Term ends
Feb 24, 2027
Feb 24, 2027
Granted
May 18, 2010
May 18, 2010
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Updated Nov 1, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 1, 2026 and grant & fee data published Oct 27, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
960
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO PTA 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 960 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 Jul 9, 2004 | Jul 9, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +960 days, USPTO PTA record | Feb 24, 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 | Feb 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2004 Reel 15265, frame 364 | Trifonov, Mikhail Ivanovich; Lalyko, Leonid Borisovich | Jasc Software Incorporated | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 25, 2004 Reel 15283, frame 735 | Jasc Software, Inc. | Corel Holdings Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 27, 2004 Reel 15292, frame 556 | Corel Holdings Corporation | Corel Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 28, 2005 Reel 16309, frame 733 | Corel Corporation | Credit Suisse First Boston Toronto Branch | Security Agreement |
| Aug 2, 2005 Reel 16784, frame 245 | Corel Corporation; Corel US Holdings, LLC | Credit Suisse First Boston Toronto Branon | Second Lien Security Agreement |
| May 17, 2006 Reel 17636, frame 417 | Credit Suisse Toronto Branch (FKA Credit Suisse First Boston Toronto Branch) | Corel Corporation; Corel US Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interests |
| May 17, 2006 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse Toronto Branch (FKA Credit Suisse First Boston Toronto Branch) | Corel Corporation | Release of Security Interests |
| May 17, 2006 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse Toronto Branch (FKA Credit Suisse First Boston Toronto Branch) | Corel US Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interests |
| May 19, 2006 Reel 17656, frame 72 | Corel Corporation; Corel Inc.; Corel Holdings Corporation; Winzip Computing LLC; Winzip International LLC; Winzip Computing LP | Morgan Stanley & Company Inc. | Security Agreement |
| Dec 29, 2006 Reel 18688, frame 422 | Morgan Stanley & Company Incorporated | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Assignment and Assumption |
| 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 |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. USPTO does not publish a per-patent fee page, so there is nothing to link to.
What's changing
Feb 2027
Term ends Feb 24, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 960 days of PTA are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
22
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2010 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
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.