Term ends Jun 9, 2028
Statutory term ends Dec 18, 2026
Base term plus 539 days of PTA
Today
20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Expires Jun 2028
2006
2028
Clock starts
Dec 18, 2006
Dec 18, 2006
Granted
Feb 19, 2013
Feb 19, 2013
Term ends
Jun 9, 2028
Jun 9, 2028
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Computed Sep 1, 2026 · countdowns run from that date · how we know
539
Days of PTA
8
Applications in this family
This patent's term runs 539 days past the statutory base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are paid, so nothing but the term itself will end it. Confidence: High. from the record
How this date was computed
Every step shows its rule, its 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, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional | Clock starts Dec 18, 2006 | Dec 18, 2026 | High |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High |
| Patent term adjustment | +539 days, USPTO PTA record | Jun 9, 2028 | High |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High |
| Fee events | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | in-force | High |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jun 9, 2028 | High |
The computation, verbatim
base=20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional: 2006-12-18+20y | =2026-12-18 | PTA+539d=2028-06-09 | PTE:none | TD:none | paid 4yr@2016-08-04,8yr@2020-08-06,12yr@2024-08-06 | status=in-force@2028-06-09
This family
| US 8,832,742 | in-force | Jan 2028 |
| US 8,381,249 | this patent | Jun 2028 |
| US 9,215,504 | in-force | Dec 2026 |
| US 9,386,350 | in-force | Dec 2026 |
| Application 15/198,267 | abandoned | not computed |
| US 9,615,138 | in-force | Dec 2026 |
| Application 15/434,965 | abandoned | not computed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2006 reel/frame not recorded | Bryant, Jay S.; Rasanen, Kirsten | United Video Properties, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 15, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Aptiv Digital, Inc.; Gemstar Development Corporation; Gemstar-Tv Guide International, Inc.; Index Systems Inc; Macrovision Corporation; Ods Properties, Inc.; Starsight Telecast, Inc.; TV Guide Online, LLC; United Video Properties, Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | Security Agreement |
| Oct 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (A National Association) | All Media Guide, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (A National Association) | Aptiv Digital, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (A National Association) | Gemstar Development Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (A National Association) | Index Systems Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (A National Association) | Ods Properties, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (A National Association) | Rovi Data Solutions, Inc. (FORMERLY Known as TV Guide Data Solutions, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (A National Association) | Rovi Guides, Inc. (FORMERLY Known as Gemstar-Tv Guide International, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (A National Association) | Rovi Solutions Corporation (FORMERLY Known as Macrovision Corporation) | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (A National Association) | Rovi Solutions Limited (FORMERLY Known as Macrovision Europe Limited) | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (A National Association) | Rovi Technologies Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
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What's changing
Jun 2028
Term ends. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 539 days of PTA are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
35
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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