Term ends Jul 8, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Sep 21, 2025
Held by Rovi Europe Limited
Filed Sep 21, 2005 as application 11/232,477 · Granted Jul 20, 2010
Base term plus 1021 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2005
2028
Clock starts
Sep 21, 2005
Sep 21, 2005
Term ends
Jul 8, 2028
Jul 8, 2028
Granted
Jul 20, 2010
Jul 20, 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
1,021
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 1021 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 this application, 11/232,477, was filed | Sep 21, 2025 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1021 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jul 8, 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 8, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,761,927 | this patent Jul 2028 | Jul 2028 |
| US 7,716,744 | In force Apr 2028 | Apr 2028 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2005 Reel 17021, frame 903 | Dvir, Ori; Selve, Philippe Marcel Henri; Basile, Carmen Laura; Kovner, Victor | Macrovision Corporation a Corporation of Delaware | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 9, 2005 Reel 16995, frame 769 | Reckless, Jonny Boyd | Macrovision Europe Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 8, 2006 Reel 17246, frame 330 | Dvir, Ori; Selve, Marcel Henri; Basile, Carmen Laura; Kovner, Victor | Macrovision Europe Limited, a Corporation of United Kingdom | Corrected Cover Sheet Assignment to Correct the Name and Address of the Assignee. Previously Recorded at Reel 017021 Frame 0903. |
| May 15, 2008 Reel 20986, frame 74 | Aptiv Digital, Inc.; Gemstar Development Corporation; Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.; Index Systems Inc.; Macrovision Corporation; Ods Properties, Inc.; Starsight Telecast, Inc.; TV Guide Online, LLC; United Video Properties, Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Security Agreement |
| May 15, 2010 Reel 24380, frame 965 | Macrovision Europe Limited | Rovi Solutions Limited | Change of Name |
| Oct 29, 2010 Reel 25222, frame 731 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (a National Association) | All Media Guide, LLC; Aptiv Digital, Inc.; Gemstar Development Corporation; Index Systems Inc.; Ods Properties, Inc.; Rovi Data Solutions, Inc. (Formerly Known as TV Guide Data Solutions, Inc.); Rovi Guides, Inc. (Formerly Known as Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.); Rovi Solutions Corporation (Formerly Known as Macrovision Corporation); Rovi Solutions Limited (Formerly Known as Macrovision Europe Limited); Rovi Technologies Corporation; Starsight Telecast, Inc.; TV Guide, Inc.; TV Guide Online, LLC; United Video Properties, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (a National Association) | All Media Guide, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (a National Association) | Aptiv Digital, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (a National Association) | Gemstar Development Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (a National Association) | Index Systems Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (a National Association) | Ods Properties, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (a National Association) | Rovi Data Solutions, Inc. (Formerly Known as TV Guide Data Solutions, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (a National Association) | Rovi Guides, Inc. (Formerly Known as Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (a National Association) | Rovi Solutions Corporation (Formerly Known as Macrovision Corporation) | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (a National Association) | Rovi Solutions Limited (Formerly Known as Macrovision Europe Limited) | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (a National Association) | Rovi Technologies Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (a National Association) | Starsight Telecast, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (a National Association) | TV Guide, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (a National Association) | TV Guide Online, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (a National Association) | United Video Properties, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 27, 2011 Reel 25868, frame 525 | Rovi Solutions Limited | Rovi Europe Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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Jul 2028
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Note
The 1021 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
7
later US patents cite this one
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