Lapsed Dec 25, 2020 on the fee record · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 30, 2028
Second maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Held by Virtu Itg Software Solutions LLC
Filed Jun 30, 2008 as application 12/165,322 · Granted Dec 25, 2012
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Lapsed Dec 25, 2020
2008
2028
Clock starts
Jun 30, 2008
Jun 30, 2008
No longer in force
Dec 25, 2020
Dec 25, 2020
Granted
Dec 25, 2012
Dec 25, 2012
Term would have run to
Jun 30, 2028
Jun 30, 2028
base term
after the term ends
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.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
1 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.
6
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Its term would have run to Jun 30, 2028: its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 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, 2008, when this application, 12/165,322, was filed | Jun 30, 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 | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Dec 25, 2020 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 25, 2020 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,341,067 | this patent Dec 2020 | Dec 2020 |
| US 8,812,383 | Lapsed on the fee record Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| US 9,767,514 | Lapsed on the fee record Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| US 9,978,102 | Lapsed on the fee record May 2026 | May 2026 |
| US 10,430,884 | In force Jun 2028 | Jun 2028 |
| Application 15/980,380 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2008 Reel 21335, frame 204 | Lee, Ronald D.; Hoenisch, Ian P.l.; Weiner, James B.; Newell, Mervin C.; Kurland, Scott H.; Drayer, Gerald B.; Sher, Robert L. | Esp Technologies Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 14, 2010 Reel 24386, frame 977 | Esp Technologies Corporation | MMV Financial Inc. | Security Interest, Lien and Charge |
| Feb 8, 2011 Reel 25757, frame 928 | Esp Technologies Corp. | Itg Software Solutions, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 4, 2019 Reel 48490, frame 359 | Virtu Itg Software Solutions LLC | Jefferies Finance LLC, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Mar 4, 2019 Reel 48498, frame 602 | Virtu Itg Software Solutions LLC | U.S. Bank National Association | Security Interest |
| Apr 23, 2019 Reel 48973, frame 879 | MMV Financial Inc. | Itg Software Solutions, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 21, 2019 Reel 50128, frame 708 | Itg Software Solutions, Inc. | Virtu Itg Software Solutions LLC | Change of Name |
| Oct 10, 2019 Reel 50707, frame 15 | U.S. Bank National Association | Virtu Itg Software Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 13, 2022 Reel 58746, frame 799 | Jefferies Finance LLC | Virtu Itg Software Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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