Also listed on Microsoft Corporation, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Lapsed Feb 26, 2025 on the fee record · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 24, 2032
Why Medium: A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) with no resolved reference, so the term may end earlier.
Third maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Feb 24, 2012
Feb 26, 2025
Feb 26, 2013
Feb 24, 2032
Its term would have run to Feb 24, 2032: its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. Confidence: Medium. from the record
How we calculated this date
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Feb 24, 2012, when this application, 13/404,370, was filed | Feb 24, 2032 | 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 | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Feb 26, 2025 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Feb 26, 2025 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 8,392,526 | Lapsed on the fee record Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| US 8,386,619 | this patent Feb 2025 | Feb 2025 |
| US 8,539,086 | Lapsed on the fee record Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| US 8,438,233 | Lapsed on the fee record May 2025 | May 2025 |
| Application PCT/US2012/030115 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 9,071,509 | In force Feb 2032 | Feb 2032 |
| US 8,959,153 | Lapsed on the fee record Feb 2023 | Feb 2023 |
| US 8,930,459 | In force Feb 2032 | Feb 2032 |
Assignments
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2012 Reel 27926, frame 935 | Mallet, Vincent; Cheng, Jessica; Gillum, Eric William; Ramanarayanan, Ganesh; Woods, Nicholas James | Color Labs, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 26, 2012 Reel 27926, frame 409 | Fiedel, Noah | Color Labs, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 23, 2014 Reel 32030, frame 92 | Color Labs, Inc. | LinkedIn Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 1, 2017 Reel 44746, frame 1 | LinkedIn Corporation | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Feb 26, 2025. We will not guess the cap.