Term ends Aug 17, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 17, 2030
Held by Smith Micro Software, LLC
Filed Aug 13, 2012 as application 13/584,690 · Granted Jun 4, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2010
2030
Clock starts
Aug 17, 2010
Aug 17, 2010
Term ends
Aug 17, 2030
Aug 17, 2030
Granted
Jun 4, 2013
Jun 4, 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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,244,236, to Aug 17, 2030. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
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. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 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 Aug 17, 2010, when application 12/858,170, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 13, 2012) | Aug 17, 2030 | 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 resolved from the filed document (refs US 8,244,236) | resolves to Aug 17, 2030, no earlier than this term, so no change | 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 | Aug 17, 2030 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,229,421 | In force Aug 2030 | Aug 2030 |
| US 8,244,236 | In force Nov 2030 | Nov 2030 |
| US 8,594,065 | In force Dec 2030 | Dec 2030 |
| US 8,521,152 | In force Jul 2030 | Jul 2030 |
| US 8,457,626 | this patent Aug 2030 | Aug 2030 |
| US 9,161,204 | In force Sep 2030 | Sep 2030 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2014 Reel 34012, frame 721 | Avg Netherlands B.V.; Location Labs, Inc. | HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | Security Interest |
| Oct 5, 2015 Reel 36754, frame 685 | Wavemarket, Inc. | Location Labs, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 3, 2016 Reel 40205, frame 406 | HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Location Labs, Inc.; Avg Netherlands B.V. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 3, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Location Labs, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 3, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Avg Netherlands B.V. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 27, 2017 Reel 41522, frame 972 | Location Labs, Inc. | Credit Suisse International, As Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Mar 26, 2021 Reel 55742, frame 932 | Credit Suisse International, As Collateral Agent | Location Labs, LLC (F/K/A Location Labs, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 25, 2021 Reel 57908, frame 949 | Location Labs, Inc. | Location Labs, LLC. | Change of Name |
| Oct 25, 2021 Reel 57909, frame 20 | Location Labs, LLC. | Smith Micro Software, LLC | Change of Name |
Sources
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What's changing
Aug 2030
Term ends Aug 17, 2030. No further fees fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,244,236, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
6
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.