Also listed on Microsoft Corporation, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Oct 12, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 11, 2029
Filed Mar 11, 2009 as application 12/402,046 · Granted Dec 11, 2012
Base term plus 945 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2009
2031
Clock starts
Mar 11, 2009
Mar 11, 2009
Term ends
Oct 12, 2031
Oct 12, 2031
Granted
Dec 11, 2012
Dec 11, 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
945
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.
This patent's term runs 945 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Mar 11, 2009, when this application, 12/402,046, was filed | Mar 11, 2029 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +945 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Oct 12, 2031 | 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 | Oct 12, 2031 | High confidence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2009 Reel 22378, frame 357 | De Moor, Oege; Sereni, Damien; Avgustinov, Pavel; Verbaere, Mathieu; Schaefer, Max | Semmle Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 28, 2011 Reel 27284, frame 555 | Semmle Limited | Semmle Capital Partners LLC | Security Agreement |
| Jul 17, 2014 Reel 33358, frame 198 | Semmle Capital Partners LLC | Semmle Limited | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 10, 2019 Reel 51244, frame 305 | Semmle Limited | Github Software UK Ltd. | Change of Name |
| Jan 27, 2020 Reel 51710, frame 252 | Github Software UK Ltd. | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Oct 2031
Term ends Oct 12, 2031. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 945 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
17
later US patents cite this one
That is above 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.