Term ends Jun 4, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 4, 2028
Held by Wipro Limited
Filed Apr 10, 2012 as application 13/442,866 · Granted May 21, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2008
2028
Clock starts
Jun 4, 2008
Jun 4, 2008
Term ends
Jun 4, 2028
Jun 4, 2028
Granted
May 21, 2013
May 21, 2013
base term
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.
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.
3
Family applications on record here
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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
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jun 4, 2008, when application 12/132,615, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 10, 2012) | Jun 4, 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jun 4, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,184,904 | In force Mar 2031 | Mar 2031 |
| US 8,447,106 | this patent Jun 2028 | Jun 2028 |
| US 8,559,715 | In force Jun 2028 | Jun 2028 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2012 Reel 28015, frame 817 | Kodavalla, Vijay Kumar; Aravapalli, Deepak Kumar | Wipro Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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Jun 2028
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Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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