Collateral for a security interest recorded Oct 16, 2002 (Foothill Capital Corporation).
Term ends Mar 12, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Jun 19, 2021
Held by Microstrategy, Incorporated
Filed Jun 19, 2001 as application 09/883,301 · Granted Sep 21, 2010
Base term plus 2458 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2001
2028
Clock starts
Jun 19, 2001
Jun 19, 2001
Term ends
Mar 12, 2028
Mar 12, 2028
Granted
Sep 21, 2010
Sep 21, 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
2,458
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 2458 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 Jun 19, 2001, when this application, 09/883,301, was filed | Jun 19, 2021 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +2458 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Mar 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 | Mar 12, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2001 Reel 12160, frame 896 | Bedell, Jeffrey A.; Li, Benjamin Z.; Orozco, Luis V.; Trundle, Stephen S. | Microstrategy, Incorporated | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 23, 2002 Reel 12435, frame 1 | Microstrategy Incorporated | Foothill Capital Corporation | Security Interest |
| Oct 15, 2002 Reel 13389, frame 227 | Foothill Capital Corporation | Microstrategy Incorporated | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 16, 2002 Reel 13232, frame 974 | Microstrategy Incorporated | Foothill Capital Corporation | Security Agreement |
| Jun 22, 2021 Reel 56647, frame 687 | Microstrategy Incorporated | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 26, 2024 Reel 69065, frame 539 | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Successor in Interest to U.S. Bank National Association, in Its Capacity as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties | Microstrategy Incorporated; Microstrategy Services Corporation | Termination and Release of Patent Security Agreement at Reel/Frame: 056647/0687, Reel/Frame: 057435/0023, Reel/Frame: 059256/0247, Reel/Frame: 062794/0255 and Reel/Frame: 066663/0713 |
| Sep 26, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Successor in Interest to U.S. Bank National Association, in Its Capacity as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties | Microstrategy Incorporated | Termination and Release of Patent Security Agreement at Reel/Frame: 056647/0687, Reel/Frame: 057435/0023, Reel/Frame: 059256/0247, Reel/Frame: 062794/0255 and Reel/Frame: 066663/0713 |
| Sep 26, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Successor in Interest to U.S. Bank National Association, in Its Capacity as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties | Microstrategy Services Corporation | Termination and Release of Patent Security Agreement at Reel/Frame: 056647/0687, Reel/Frame: 057435/0023, Reel/Frame: 059256/0247, Reel/Frame: 062794/0255 and Reel/Frame: 066663/0713 |
Sources
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What's changing
Mar 2028
Term ends Mar 12, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 2458 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
31
later US patents cite this one
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How we rank
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