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System and Method of Providing Communication Service Using a Private Packet Network Backbone Exchange

US 8,284,765 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 17, 2025 (Alter Domus (US) LLC).

Term ends Mar 18, 2031 · High confidence

Filed May 20, 2009 as application 12/469,454 · Granted Oct 9, 2012
Base term plus 667 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2009 2031
Clock starts
May 20, 2009
Term ends
Mar 18, 2031
Granted
Oct 9, 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
667
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
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This patent's term runs 667 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts May 20, 2009, when this application, 12/469,454, was filedMay 20, 2029High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+667 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordMar 18, 2031High 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 orderMar 18, 2031High confidence

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US 8,284,765this patent
Mar 2031
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US 8,792,478In force
Jul 2029
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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
Jul 1, 2009
Reel 22901, frame 414
Kell, Scott D.; Brewer, James E.; Hiller, Anthony J.Peerless Network, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 5, 2012
Reel 29410, frame 76
Peerless Network, Inc.Square 1 BankSecurity Agreement
Dec 2, 2013
Reel 31746, frame 705
Peerless Network, Inc.Citibank, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Agreement
Dec 3, 2013
Reel 31703, frame 127
Square 1 BankPeerless Network, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 24, 2015
Reel 35964, frame 614
Peerless Network, Inc.; Peerless Network of Alabama, LLC; Peerless Network of Arizona, LLC; Peerless Network of Arkansas, LLC; Peerless Network of California, LLC; Peerless Network of Colorado, LLC; Peerless Network of Connecticut, LLC; Peerless Network of the District of Columbia, LLC; Peerless Network of Delaware, LLC; Peerless Network of Florida, LLC; Peerless Network of Georgia, LLC; Peerless Network of Hawaii, LLC; Peerless Netework of Idaho, LLC; Peerless Network of Illinois, LLC; Peerless Network of Indiana, LLC; Peerless Network of Iowa, LLC; Peerless Network of Kansas, LLC; Peerless Network of Kentucky, LLC; Peerless Network of Louisiana, LLC; Peerless Network of Maine, LLC; Peerless Network of Maryland, LLC; Peerless Network of Massachusetts, LLC; Peerless Network of Michigan, LLC; Peerless Network of Minnesota, LLC; Peerless Network of Mississippi, LLC; Peerless Network of Missouri, LLC; Peerless Network of Montana, LLC; Peerless Network of Nebraska, LLC; Peerless Network of Nevada, LLC; Peerless Network of New Hampshire, LLC; Peerless Network of New Jersey, LLC; Peerless Network of New Mexico, LLC; Peerless Network of New York, LLC; Peerless Network of North Carolina, LLC; Peerless Network of North Dakota, LLC; Peerless Network of Ohio, LLC; Peerless Network of Oklahoma, LLC; Peerless Network of Oregon, LLC; Peerless Network of Pennsylvania, LLC; Peerless Network of Rhode Island, LLC; Peerless Network of South Carolina, LLC; Peerless Network of South Dakota, LLC; Peerless Network of Tennessee, LLC; Peerless Network of Texas, LLC; Peerless Network of Utah, LLC; Peerless Network of Vermont, LLC; Peerless Network of Virginia, LLC; Peerless Network of Washington, LLC; Peerless Network of Wisconsin, LLC; Peerless Network of West Virginia, LLC; Peerless Network of Wyoming, LLC; Peerless Enterprise Cloud Services, LLC; Peerless Network Real Estate Holdings, LLC; Peerless Chicago Datacenter, LLC; Peerless Atlanta Data Center, LLC; Airus Cloud Communications, LLC; Airus, Inc.; Airus Virginia, Inc.; Wavenation, LLCEscalate Capital Partners SBIC III, LPSecurity Interest
Dec 14, 2016
Reel 40734, frame 737
Citibank, N.a.Peerless Network, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Dec 14, 2016
Reel 40734, frame 883
Peerless Network, Inc.; Airus, Inc.; Airus Cloud Communications, LLC; Airus Virginia, Inc.; Peerless Atlanta Data Center, LLC; Peerless Chicago Datacenter, LLC; Peerless Enterprise Cloud Services, LLC; Peerless Network of Alabama, LLC; Peerless Network of Arizona, LLC; Peerless Network of Arkansas, LLC; Peerless Network of California, LLC; Peerless Network of Colorado, LLC; Peerless Network of Connecticut, LLC; Peerless Network of Delaware, LLC; Peerless Network of Florida, LLC; Peerless Network of Georgia, LLC; Peerless Network of Hawaii, LLC; Peerless Network of Idaho, LLC; Peerless Network of Illinois, LLC; Peerless Network of Indiana, LLC; Peerless Network of Iowa, LLC; Peerless Network of Kansas, LLC; Peerless Network of Kentucky, LLC; Peerless Network of Louisiana, LLC; Peerless Network of Maine, LLC; Peerless Network of Maryland, LLC; Peerless Network of Massachusetts, LLC; Peerless Network of Michigan, LLC; Peerless Network of Minnesota, LLC; Peerless Network of Mississippi, LLC; Peerless Network of Missouri, LLC; Peerless Network of Montana, LLC; Peerless Network of Nebraska, LLC; Peerless Network of Nevada, LLC; Peerless Network of New Hampshire, LLC; Peerless Network of New Jersey, Limited Liability Company; Peerless Network of New Mexico, LLC; Peerless Network of New York, LLC; Peerless Network of North Carolina, LLC; Peerless Network of North Dakota, LLC; Peerless Network of Ohio, LLC; Peerless Network of Oklahoma, LLC; Peerless Network of Oregon, LLC; Peerless Network of Pennsylvania, LLC; Peerless Network of Rhode Island, LLC; Peerless Network of South Carolina, LLC; Peerless Network of South Dakota, LLC; Peerless Network of Tennessee, LLC; Peerless Network of Texas, LLC; Peerless Network of the District of Columbia, LLC; Peerless Network of Utah, LLC; Peerless Network of Vermont, LLC; Peerless Network of Virginia, LLC; Peerless Network of Washington, LLC; Peerless Network of West Virginia, LLC; Peerless Network of Wisconsin, LLC; Peerless Network of Wyoming, LLC; Peerless Network Real Estate Holdings, LLC; Wavenation, LLC; Peerless Network Holdings, Inc.Monroe Capital Management Advisors, LLC, as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
May 31, 2018
Reel 46275, frame 811
Peerless Network, Inc.; Wavenation, LLCFifth Third BankIntellectual Property Securtity Agreement
May 31, 2018
Reel 46276, frame 677
Monroe Capital Management Advisors, LLCPeerless Network, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property
Jun 14, 2018
Reel 46367, frame 991
Monroe Capital Management Advisors, LLCPeerless Network, Inc.Release of Security Interests in Intellectual Property
Jun 6, 2019
Reel 49407, frame 876
Escalate Capital Partners SBIC III, LPPeerless Network, Inc.Release by Secured Party
Jun 7, 2019
Reel 49409, frame 91
Monroe Capital Management Advisors, LLCPeerless Network, Inc.Release by Secured Party
Sep 12, 2022
Reel 61065, frame 390
Fifth Third Bank, National Association (Successor to Fifth Third Bank)Peerless Network, Inc.; Wavenation, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Sep 12, 2022
reel/frame not recorded
Fifth Third Bank, National Association (Successor to Fifth Third Bank)Peerless Network, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Sep 12, 2022
reel/frame not recorded
Fifth Third Bank, National Association (Successor to Fifth Third Bank)Wavenation, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jul 17, 2025
Reel 71745, frame 311
Peerless Network, Inc.Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest

Sources

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