Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 13, 2021 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Nov 28, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 28, 2026
Held by CommVault Systems, Inc.
Filed Apr 27, 2010 as application 12/767,939 · Granted Nov 9, 2010
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Nov 28, 2006
Nov 28, 2006
Term ends
Nov 28, 2026
Nov 28, 2026
Granted
Nov 9, 2010
Nov 9, 2010
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Nov 28, 2006, when application 11/564,197, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 27, 2010) | Nov 28, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | 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 28, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,734,593 | In force Mar 2028 | Mar 2028 |
| US 7,831,622 | this patent Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2013 Reel 30798, frame 623 | Prahlad, Anand; Schwartz, Jeremy A.; Ngo, David; Brockway, Brian; Muller, Marcus S. | CommVault Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 2, 2014 Reel 33266, frame 678 | CommVault Systems, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Jan 6, 2021 Reel 54913, frame 905 | Bank Of America, N.a. | CommVault Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 13, 2021 Reel 58496, frame 836 | CommVault Systems, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Apr 16, 2025 Reel 70864, frame 344 | CommVault Systems, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Supplemental Confirmatory Grant of Security Interest in United States Patents |
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What's changing
Nov 2026
Term ends Nov 28, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
208
later US patents cite this one
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