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A Method of Receiving a Data Packet Coming from an IPV4 Domain in an IPV6 Domain, an Associated Device, and Associated Access Equipment

US 8,451,844 In force
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Term ends Mar 21, 2030 · High confidence

Filed Dec 29, 2010 as application 13/001,850 · Granted May 28, 2013
Base term plus 278 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2009 2030
Clock starts
Jun 16, 2009
Term ends
Mar 21, 2030
Granted
May 28, 2013
base term patent term adjustment 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
278
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
4
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 runs 278 days past its 20-year base term on 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jun 16, 2009, when application PCT/FR2009/051148, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 29, 2010)Jun 16, 2029High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+278 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordMar 21, 2030High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderMar 21, 2030High confidence

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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Feb 9, 2011
Reel 25775, frame 191
Boucadair, Mohamed; Grimault, Jean-lucFrance TelecomAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 8, 2017
Reel 44625, frame 315
OrangeTranspacific IP Group LimitedAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 8, 2017
Reel 44625, frame 361
France TelecomOrangeChange of Name
Dec 4, 2019
Reel 51192, frame 596
Transpacific IP Group LimitedAcacia Research Group LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 10, 2019
Reel 51238, frame 718
Acacia Research Group LLCMonarch Networking Solutions LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 5, 2020
Reel 52853, frame 153
Acacia Research Group LLC; American Vehicular Sciences LLC; Bonutti Skeletal Innovations LLC; Cellular Communications Equipment LLC; Innovative Display Technologies LLC; Lifeport Sciences LLC; Limestone Memory Systems LLC; Merton Acquisition Holdco LLC; Mobile Enhancement Solutions LLC; Monarch Networking Solutions LLC; Nexus Display Technologies LLC; Parthenon Unified Memory Architecture LLC; R2 Solutions LLC; Saint Lawrence Communications LLC; Stingray IP Solutions LLC; Super Interconnect Technologies LLC; Teleconference Systems LLC; Unification Technologies LLCStarboard Value Intermediate Fund LP, as Collateral AgentPatent Security Agreement
Jul 8, 2020
Reel 53654, frame 254
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPAcacia Research Group LLC; American Vehicular Sciences LLC; Bonutti Skeletal Innovations LLC; Cellular Communications Equipment LLC; Innovative Display Technologies LLC; Lifeport Sciences LLC; Limestone Memory Systems LLC; Mobile Enhancement Solutions LLC; Monarch Networking Solutions LLC; Nexus Display Technologies LLC; Parthenon Unified Memory Architecture LLC; R2 Solutions LLC; Saint Lawrence Communications LLC; Stingray IP Solutions LLC; Super Interconnect Technologies LLC; Teleconference Systems LLC; Unification Technologies LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPAcacia Research Group LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPAmerican Vehicular Sciences LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPBonutti Skeletal Innovations LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPCellular Communications Equipment LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPInnovative Display Technologies LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPLifeport Sciences LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPLimestone Memory Systems LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPMobile Enhancement Solutions LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPMonarch Networking Solutions LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPNexus Display Technologies LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPParthenon Unified Memory Architecture LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPR2 Solutions LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPSaint Lawrence Communications LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPStingray IP Solutions LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPSuper Interconnect Technologies LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPTeleconference Systems LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPUnification Technologies LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Oct 27, 2020
Reel 54231, frame 1
Monarch Networking Solutions LLCStarboard Value Intermediate Fund LP, as Collateral AgentCorrective Assignment to Correct the Assignor Name Previously Recorded on Reel 052853 Frame 0153. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interest Granted Pursuant to the Patent Security Agreement Previously Recorded.
Oct 27, 2020
Reel 54232, frame 1
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPMonarch Networking Solutions LLCCorrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Name Previously Recorded on Reel 053654 Frame 0254. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Release of Security Interest Granted Pursuant to the Patent Security Agreement Previously Recorded.
Jan 25, 2021
Reel 55100, frame 624
Monarch Networking Solutions LLCStarboard Value Intermediate Fund LP, as Collateral AgentCorrective Assignment to Correct the Assignor Name Previously Recorded on Reel 052853 Frame 0153. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interest Granted Pursuant to the Patent Security Agreement Previously Recorded.
Jan 25, 2021
Reel 55101, frame 608
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LP, as Collateral AgentMonarch Networking Solutions LLCCorrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Name Previously Recorded on Reel 053654 Frame 0254. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Release of Security Interest Granted Pursuant to the Patent Security Agreement Previouslyrecorded.

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