Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 27, 2026 (Wells Fargo Bank, National Association).
Term ends Nov 21, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 21, 2026
Held by Lionbridge Technologies, LLC
Filed Aug 3, 2012 as application 13/566,645 · Granted Feb 12, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Nov 21, 2006
Nov 21, 2006
Term ends
Nov 21, 2026
Nov 21, 2026
Granted
Feb 12, 2013
Feb 12, 2013
base term
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.
5
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 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 Nov 21, 2006, when application 11/562,113, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 3, 2012) | Nov 21, 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 | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 21, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,335,679 | In force (reinstated) Jun 2029 | Jun 2029 |
| US 8,494,834 | In force Oct 2030 | Oct 2030 |
| US 8,046,233 | In force (reinstated) Feb 2030 | Feb 2030 |
| Application PCT/US2007/084919 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,374,843 | this patent Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
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 6, 2012 Reel 28727, frame 810 | Schurig, Joachim | Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 5, 2015 Reel 34631, frame 925 | Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Mar 3, 2017 Reel 41879, frame 908 | HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at R/F 034631/0925 |
| Mar 3, 2017 Reel 41880, frame 33 | Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | First Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Mar 3, 2017 Reel 41880, frame 136 | Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Dec 27, 2019 Reel 51376, frame 327 | Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | KKR Loan Administration Services LLC | Security Interest |
| Dec 27, 2019 Reel 51430, frame 754 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (First Lien) Recorded at R/F 041880/0033 |
| Dec 27, 2019 Reel 51431, frame 427 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Second Lien) Recorded at R/F 041880/0136 |
| Oct 27, 2021 Reel 57924, frame 375 | Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. | Lionbridge Technologies, LLC | Change of Name |
| Feb 27, 2026 Reel 73926, frame 472 | Lionbridge Technologies, LLC | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2026
Term ends Nov 21, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
4
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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