Term ends May 4, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 4, 2029
Held by Adeia Solutions LLC
Filed May 4, 2009 as application 12/387,511 · Granted Jul 30, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
May 4, 2009
May 4, 2009
Term ends
May 4, 2029
May 4, 2029
Granted
Jul 30, 2013
Jul 30, 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
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
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts May 4, 2009, when this application, 12/387,511, was filed | May 4, 2029 | 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 | May 4, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,499,059 | this patent May 2029 | May 2029 |
| Application PCT/US2010/033264 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| Application 13/927,639 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
The 40 most recent of 44 recorded documents are shown; the 4 earliest are not. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2014 Reel 33396, frame 1 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | All Media Guide, LLC; Aptiv Digital, Inc.; Gemstar Development Corporation; Index Systems Inc.; Rovi Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Starsight Telecast, Inc.; TV Guide International, Inc.; United Video Properties, Inc. | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | All Media Guide, LLC | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Aptiv Digital, Inc. | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Gemstar Development Corporation | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Index Systems Inc. | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Rovi Corporation | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Rovi Guides, Inc. | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Rovi Solutions Corporation | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Rovi Technologies Corporation | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Starsight Telecast, Inc. | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | TV Guide International, Inc. | Patent Release |
| Jul 24, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | United Video Properties, Inc. | Patent Release |
| Nov 22, 2019 Reel 51143, frame 468 | Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; TiVo Solutions, Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | HPS Investment Partners, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Nov 25, 2019 Reel 51110, frame 6 | Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; TiVo Solutions, Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Nov 25, 2019 Reel 51145, frame 90 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Aptiv Digital Inc.; Gemstar Development Corporation; Index Systems Inc.; Rovi Guides, Inc.; Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Sonic Solutions LLC; Starsight Telecast, Inc.; United Video Properties, Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Aptiv Digital Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Gemstar Development Corporation | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Index Systems Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Rovi Guides, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Rovi Solutions Corporation | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Rovi Technologies Corporation | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Sonic Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Starsight Telecast, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | United Video Properties, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Veveo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Jun 1, 2020 Reel 53468, frame 1 | Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; TiVo Solutions Inc.; Veveo, Inc.; Invensas Corporation; Invensas Bonding Technologies, Inc.; Tessera, Inc.; Tessera Advanced Technologies, Inc.; DTS, Inc.; Phorus, Inc.; Ibiquity Digital Corporation | Bank Of America, N.a. | Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 Reel 53458, frame 749 | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; TiVo Solutions, Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 Reel 53481, frame 790 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; TiVo Solutions, Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Rovi Solutions Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Rovi Technologies Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Rovi Guides, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | TiVo Solutions, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Veveo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Rovi Solutions Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Rovi Technologies Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Rovi Guides, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | TiVo Solutions, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Veveo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 25, 2024 Reel 69047, frame 372 | Rovi Solutions Corporation | Rovi Solutions LLC | Change of Name |
| Sep 25, 2024 Reel 69047, frame 464 | Rovi Solutions LLC | Adeia Solutions LLC | Change of Name |
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