Also listed on Vercara, LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 30, 2025 (UBS AG, Stamford Branch).
Term ends Oct 17, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 17, 2028
Held by Digicert, Inc.
Filed Apr 12, 2011 as application 13/085,323 · Granted Jul 17, 2012
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2008
2028
Clock starts
Oct 17, 2008
Oct 17, 2008
Term ends
Oct 17, 2028
Oct 17, 2028
Granted
Jul 17, 2012
Jul 17, 2012
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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,925,747, to Oct 17, 2028. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 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 Oct 17, 2008, when application 12/253,652, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 12, 2011) | Oct 17, 2028 | 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 7,925,747) | resolves to Oct 17, 2028, no earlier than this term, so no change | 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 | Oct 17, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,925,747 | Lapsed on the fee record Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| US 8,224,959 | this patent Oct 2028 | Oct 2028 |
| Application 13/551,037 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
The 40 most recent of 42 recorded documents are shown; the 2 earliest are not. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2013 Reel 29809, frame 177 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Neustar, Inc.; Targus Information Corporation; Quova, Inc.; Ultradns Corporation; Amacai Information Corporation; Murex Licensing Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 13, 2013 Reel 29809, frame 260 | Neustar, Inc.; Neustar IP Intelligence, Inc.; Ultradns Corporation; Neustar Information Services, Inc.; Neustar Data Services, Inc. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Security Agreement |
| Feb 13, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Neustar, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 13, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Targus Information Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 13, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Quova, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 13, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Ultradns Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 13, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Amacai Information Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 13, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Murex Licensing Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 21, 2017 Reel 43618, frame 826 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Neustar, Inc.; Neustar IP Intelligence, Inc.; Ultradns Corporation; Neustar Information Services, Inc.; Neustar Data Services, Inc.; Aggregate Knowledge, Inc.; Marketshare Acquisition Corporation; Marketshare Holdings, Inc.; Marketshare Partners, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 21, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Neustar, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 21, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Neustar IP Intelligence, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 21, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Ultradns Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 21, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Neustar Information Services, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 21, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Neustar Data Services, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 21, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Aggregate Knowledge, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 21, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Marketshare Acquisition Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 21, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Marketshare Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 21, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Marketshare Partners, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 22, 2017 Reel 43633, frame 440 | Marketshare Partners LLC; Aggregate Knowledge, Inc.; Neustar Information Services, Inc.; Neustar IP Intelligence, Inc.; Neustar, Inc. | Bank Of America, N.a. | Security Interest |
| Aug 22, 2017 Reel 43633, frame 527 | Marketshare Partners LLC; Aggregate Knowledge, Inc.; Neustar Information Services, Inc.; Neustar IP Intelligence, Inc.; Neustar, Inc. | UBS AG, Stamford Branch | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Aug 30, 2021 Reel 57327, frame 418 | Neustar, Inc. | Security Services, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 3, 2021 Reel 58300, frame 739 | UBS AG, Stamford Branch | Neustar, Inc.; Marketshare Partners LLC; Aggregate Knowledge, Inc.; Neustar Information Services, Inc.; Neustar IP Intelligence, Inc. | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Dec 3, 2021 Reel 58300, frame 762 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Neustar, Inc.; Marketshare Partners LLC; Aggregate Knowledge, Inc.; Neustar Information Services, Inc.; Neustar IP Intelligence, Inc. | First Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Dec 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | UBS AG, Stamford Branch | Neustar, Inc. | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Dec 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | UBS AG, Stamford Branch | Marketshare Partners LLC | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Dec 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | UBS AG, Stamford Branch | Aggregate Knowledge, Inc. | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Dec 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | UBS AG, Stamford Branch | Neustar Information Services, Inc. | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Dec 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | UBS AG, Stamford Branch | Neustar IP Intelligence, Inc. | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Dec 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Neustar, Inc. | First Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Dec 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Marketshare Partners LLC | First Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Dec 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Aggregate Knowledge, Inc. | First Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Dec 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Neustar Information Services, Inc. | First Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Dec 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Neustar IP Intelligence, Inc. | First Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Mar 21, 2024 Reel 66867, frame 462 | Security Services, LLC | Vercara, LLC | Change of Name |
| Jan 23, 2025 Reel 69991, frame 330 | Vercara, LLC | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Collateral Agent | Second Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jan 23, 2025 Reel 69991, frame 390 | Vercara, LLC | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Collateral Agent | First Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jul 21, 2025 Reel 71781, frame 348 | Vercara, LLC | Digicert, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 30, 2025 Reel 72295, frame 1 | Digicert, Inc. | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Collateral Agent | Second Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplement |
| Sep 24, 2025 Reel 72947, frame 203 | Digicert, Inc. | HPS Investment Partners, LLC, as Collateral Agent | First Lien Intellectual Property Agreement Supplement |
| Sep 24, 2025 Reel 72928, frame 289 | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Resigning Agent | HPS Investment Partners, LLC, as Successor Agent | Assignment of Security Interests in Intellectual Property (First Lien), Recorded on January 23, 2025 at Reel 069991 Frame 0390 |
Sources
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What's changing
Oct 2028
Term ends Oct 17, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,925,747, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
6
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.