Collateral for a security interest recorded Mar 2, 2010 (Bank of America, N.A.).
Term ends Nov 30, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Jul 19, 2024
Held by Ims Software Services, Ltd.
Filed Jul 19, 2004 as application 10/893,838 · Granted Jun 29, 2010
Base term plus 864 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2004
2026
Clock starts
Jul 19, 2004
Jul 19, 2004
Term ends
Nov 30, 2026
Nov 30, 2026
Granted
Jun 29, 2010
Jun 29, 2010
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
864
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.
3
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 864 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 19, 2004, when this application, 10/893,838, was filed | Jul 19, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +864 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 30, 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 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 30, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,747,658 | this patent Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| US 8,041,751 | Lapsed on the fee record Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| Application 13/270,003 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2004 Reel 16055, frame 873 | Franklin, Dave; Blanton, Ileene; James, Mary Kay | Ims Health Incorporated | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 20, 2005 Reel 16699, frame 375 | Franklin, Dave; Blanton, Ilene; James, Mary Kay; Moyer, Kevin; Pennente, Kimberly | Ims Health Incorporated | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignors, Previously Recorded at Reel 016055 Frame 0873. |
| Aug 25, 2009 Reel 23140, frame 803 | Ims Health Incorporated | Ims Software Services, Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 2, 2010 Reel 24006, frame 581 | Ims Health Incorporated, a de Corp.; Ims Health Licensing Associates, L.L.C., a de LLC; Ims Software Services Ltd., a de Corp. | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Agreement |
| May 24, 2023 Reel 63745, frame 279 | Iqvia Inc.; Iqvia RDS Inc.; Ims Software Services Ltd.; Q Squared Solutions Holdings LLC | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Security Interest |
| Nov 29, 2023 Reel 65709, frame 618 | Iqvia Inc. | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Security Interest |
| Nov 29, 2023 Reel 65710, frame 253 | Iqvia Inc.; Iqvia RDS Inc.; Ims Software Services Ltd.; Q Squared Solutions Holdings LLC | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Security Interest |
| Dec 6, 2023 Reel 65790, frame 781 | Iqvia Inc.; Iqvia RDS Inc.; Ims Software Services Ltd.; Q Squared Solutions Holdings LLC | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Conveying Parties Inadvertently Not Included in Filing Previously Recorded at Reel: 065709 Frame: 618. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement. |
| Mar 12, 2026 Reel 75047, frame 61 | Ims Software Services Ltd.; Iqvia Inc.; Iqvia RDS Inc.; Rules-Based Medicine, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 15, 2026 Reel 75844, frame 867 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Ims Software Services Ltd.; Iqvia Inc.; Iqvia RDS Inc.; Rules-Based Medicine, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 15, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Ims Software Services Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 15, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Iqvia Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 15, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Iqvia RDS Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 15, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Rules-Based Medicine, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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 30, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 864 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
16
later US patents cite this one
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