Term ended Jun 30, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Jun 30, 2026
Held by Adeia Guides Inc.
Filed Sep 28, 2009 as application 12/568,403 · Granted Oct 30, 2012
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Term ended Jun 30, 2026
2006
2026
Clock starts
Jun 30, 2006
Jun 30, 2006
Term ended
Jun 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2026
Granted
Oct 30, 2012
Oct 30, 2012
base term
after the term ends
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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.
4
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 were paid, so no fee lapse ended it. 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 30, 2006, when application 11/479,745, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 28, 2009) | Jun 30, 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 | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jun 30, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,890,490 | In force Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
| US 8,301,632 | this patent Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Application 13/051,991 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 90/015,595 | Pending not computed | not computed |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
The 40 most recent of 41 recorded documents are shown; the 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2014 Reel 33407, frame 35 | Aptiv Digital, Inc.; Gemstar Development Corporation; Index Systems Inc.; Rovi Guides, Inc.; Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Sonic Solutions LLC; Starsight Telecast, Inc.; United Video Properties, Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Jul 24, 2014 Reel 33396, frame 1 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | All Media Guide, LLC; Aptiv Digital, Inc.; Gemstar Development Corporation; Index Systems Inc.; Rovi Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Starsight Telecast, Inc.; TV Guide International, Inc.; United Video Properties, Inc. | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | All Media Guide, LLC | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Aptiv Digital, Inc. | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Gemstar Development Corporation | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Index Systems Inc. | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Rovi Corporation | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Rovi Guides, Inc. | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Rovi Solutions Corporation | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Rovi Technologies Corporation | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Starsight Telecast, Inc. | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | TV Guide International, Inc. | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | United Video Properties, Inc. | Patent Release |
| Nov 22, 2019 Reel 51143, frame 468 | Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; TiVo Solutions, Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | HPS Investment Partners, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Nov 25, 2019 Reel 51110, frame 6 | Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; TiVo Solutions, Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Nov 25, 2019 Reel 51145, frame 90 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Aptiv Digital Inc.; Gemstar Development Corporation; Index Systems Inc.; Rovi Guides, Inc.; Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Sonic Solutions LLC; Starsight Telecast, Inc.; United Video Properties, Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Aptiv Digital Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Gemstar Development Corporation | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Index Systems Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Rovi Guides, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Rovi Solutions Corporation | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Rovi Technologies Corporation | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Sonic Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Starsight Telecast, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | United Video Properties, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Veveo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Jun 1, 2020 Reel 53468, frame 1 | Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; TiVo Solutions Inc.; Veveo, Inc.; Invensas Corporation; Invensas Bonding Technologies, Inc.; Tessera, Inc.; Tessera Advanced Technologies, Inc.; DTS, Inc.; Phorus, Inc.; Ibiquity Digital Corporation | Bank Of America, N.a. | Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 Reel 53458, frame 749 | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; TiVo Solutions, Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 Reel 53481, frame 790 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; TiVo Solutions, Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Rovi Solutions Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Rovi Technologies Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Rovi Guides, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | TiVo Solutions, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Veveo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Rovi Solutions Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Rovi Technologies Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Rovi Guides, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | TiVo Solutions, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Veveo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 2, 2024 Reel 69085, frame 198 | Rovi Guides, Inc. | Adeia Guides Inc. | Change of Name |
Sources
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Citations
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