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Digital Downloading Jukebox System with Central and Local Music Servers

US 8,103,589 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods

Term ends Dec 25, 2026 · High confidence

Filed Jul 21, 2005 as application 11/185,974 · Granted Jan 24, 2012
Base term plus 1197 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2003 2026
Clock starts
Sep 15, 2003
Term ends
Dec 25, 2026
Granted
Jan 24, 2012
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
1,197
Days of term adjustment
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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.
176
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This patent's term runs 1197 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

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Sep 15, 2003, when application 10/661,811, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jul 21, 2005)Sep 15, 2023High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+1197 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordDec 25, 2026High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderDec 25, 2026High confidence

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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Dec 29, 2005
Reel 17398, frame 406
TouchTunes Music CorporationNational Bank of CanadaSecurity Interest
Mar 1, 2006
Reel 17596, frame 811
TouchTunes Music CorporationNational Bank of CanadaSecurity Agreement
Dec 12, 2007
Reel 20227, frame 706
TouchTunes Music CorporationGoldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group, L.P., as Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement
Jan 30, 2008
Reel 20431, frame 822
National Bank of CanadaTouchtones Music CorporationRelease of Security Interest
Feb 14, 2012
Reel 27700, frame 488
Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group, L.P.TouchTunes Music CorporationRelease of Security Interest
Feb 21, 2012
Reel 27735, frame 525
TouchTunes Music CorporationBank Of America, N.a.Security Agreement
Apr 23, 2012
Reel 28086, frame 617
Nathan, Guy; Dion, DominiqueTouchTunes Music CorporationAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Sep 23, 2015
Reel 36699, frame 813
TouchTunes Music CorporationCitizens Bank, National Association, as Collateral AgentFirst Lien Security Agreement
Sep 24, 2015
Reel 36680, frame 632
TouchTunes Music CorporationCitizens Bank, National Association, as Collateral AgentSecond Lien Security Agreement
Mar 6, 2020
Reel 52115, frame 117
Citizens Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentTouchTunes Music CorporationRelease of Security Interest
Apr 4, 2022
Reel 59593, frame 557
Citizens Bank, National Association (Collateral Agent)TouchTunes Music Corporation (Grantor)Release of Security Interest
Apr 5, 2022
Reel 59619, frame 276
TouchTunes Music CorporationBarings Finance LLC, as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest (Second Lien)
Apr 5, 2022
Reel 59664, frame 898
TouchTunes Music CorporationCitizens Bank, N.a.Security Interest
Sep 8, 2022
Reel 61391, frame 889
TouchTunes Music CorporationTouchTunes Music Company, LLCChange of Name and Corporation Conversion and Organization
Jun 21, 2024
Reel 67807, frame 29
Barings Finance LLC, as Collateral AgentTouchTunes Music Company, LLC (F/K/A TouchTunes Music Corporation)Release of Security Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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