Term ends Dec 14, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 14, 2026
Filed May 22, 2012 as application 13/477,431 · Granted Jun 4, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Dec 14, 2006
Dec 14, 2006
Term ends
Dec 14, 2026
Dec 14, 2026
Granted
Jun 4, 2013
Jun 4, 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.
6
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 Dec 14, 2006, when application 11/610,573, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 22, 2012) | Dec 14, 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 | Dec 14, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,189,396 | In force May 2029 | May 2029 |
| US 8,456,922 | this patent Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
| US 9,214,233 | In force Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
| US 10,468,109 | In force Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
| US 10,923,194 | In force Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
| US 11,594,281 | In force Dec 2026 | Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2014 Reel 32439, frame 638 | MOSAID Technologies Incorporated | Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc. | Change of Name |
| Sep 3, 2014 Reel 33678, frame 96 | Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc. | Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc. | Change of Address |
| Sep 9, 2014 Reel 33706, frame 367 | Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc. | Cppib Credit Investments Inc., as Lender; Royal Bank of Canada, as Lender | U.S. Patent Security Agreement (for Non-U.S. Grantors) |
| Sep 9, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc. | Cppib Credit Investments Inc., as Lender | U.S. Patent Security Agreement (for Non-U.S. Grantors) |
| Sep 9, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc. | Royal Bank of Canada, as Lender | U.S. Patent Security Agreement (for Non-U.S. Grantors) |
| Aug 22, 2018 Reel 46900, frame 136 | Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc. | Cppib Credit Investments, Inc. | Amended and Restated U.S. Patent Security Agreement (for Non-U.S. Grantors) |
| Oct 12, 2018 Reel 47645, frame 424 | Royal Bank of Canada, as Lender | Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc. | Release of U.S. Patent Agreement (for Non-U.S. Grantors) |
| Nov 6, 2020 Reel 54344, frame 143 | Cppib Credit Investments Inc. | Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 19, 2021 Reel 58297, frame 486 | Conversant Intellectual Property Inc. | MOSAID Technologies Incorporated | Change of Name |
| Aug 29, 2023 Reel 64746, frame 547 | Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc. | MOSAID Technologies Incorporated | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Conveying Party's Name Previously Recorded on Reel 058297 Frame 0486. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Change of Name. |
Sources
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Dec 2026
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Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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