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System, Apparatus and Method for Discovery of Music Within a Social Network

US 8,572,169 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 10, 2019 (PNC Bank, National Association).

Term ends Apr 15, 2030 · High confidence

Held by Myspace LLC
Filed Aug 28, 2006 as application 11/511,684 · Granted Oct 29, 2013
Base term plus 1326 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2006 2030
Clock starts
Aug 28, 2006
Term ends
Apr 15, 2030
Granted
Oct 29, 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
1,326
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.
2
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term runs 1326 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

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Aug 28, 2006, when this application, 11/511,684, was filedAug 28, 2026High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+1326 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordApr 15, 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 orderApr 15, 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
Oct 20, 2006
Reel 18416, frame 116
Partovi, Hadi; Partovi, Ali; Brown, Nathaniel Scott; Zarakhovsky, Yevgeny; Osheroff, Benjamin Botts; Partovi, FiroozEvolution Artists, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 4, 2007
Reel 19923, frame 863
Evolution Artists, Inc.Ilike, Inc.Change of Name
Mar 15, 2011
Reel 25954, frame 225
Ilike, Inc.Il Acquisition Corp., a California Corp. and a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Myspace, Inc.Merger
Mar 8, 2012
Reel 27831, frame 278
Il Acquisition Corp.Ilike, Inc.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Cover Sheet for Merger Listing of Assignee Previously Recorded on Reel 025954 Frame 0225. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Name of the Assignee Is Ilike, Inc..
Mar 14, 2012
Reel 27859, frame 324
Ilike, Inc.Myspace LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 21, 2012
Reel 27905, frame 853
Interactive Media Holdings, Inc.; Specific Media LLC; Myspace LLC; Xumo LLC; Site Meter, Inc.; Bbe LLC; Vindico LLC; Interactive Research Technologies, Inc.; Ilike, Inc.Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as AgentSecurity Agreement
Sep 11, 2013
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as AgentInteractive Media Holdings, Inc.Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
Sep 11, 2013
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as AgentSpecific Media LLCTermination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
Sep 11, 2013
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as AgentMyspace LLCTermination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
Sep 11, 2013
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as AgentXumo LLCTermination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
Sep 11, 2013
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as AgentSite Meter, Inc.Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
Sep 11, 2013
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as AgentBbe LLCTermination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
Sep 11, 2013
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as AgentVindico LLCTermination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
Sep 11, 2013
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as AgentInteractive Research Technologies, Inc.Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
Sep 11, 2013
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as AgentIlike, Inc.Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
Sep 11, 2013
Reel 31204, frame 113
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as AgentInteractive Media Holdings, Inc.; Specific Media LLC; Myspace LLC; Xumo LLC; Site Meter, Inc.; Bbe LLC; Vindico LLC; Interactive Research Technologies, Inc.; Ilike, Inc.Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
Nov 24, 2015
Reel 37136, frame 806
Myspace LLCBank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Feb 25, 2016
Reel 37829, frame 757
Bank Of America, N.a.Ti Newco LLCSecurity Interest
Apr 7, 2017
Reel 42196, frame 747
Ti Newco LLCViant Technology LLCChange of Name
Apr 7, 2017
Reel 41934, frame 500
Myspace LLCTi Newco LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 7, 2017
Reel 41934, frame 659
Viant Technology LLCMyspace LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 31, 2019
Reel 50900, frame 79
Viant Technology LLC (as Assigned from Bank of America, and Pursuant to Change of Name)Ti Newco LLC (as Assigned from Myspace LLC)Release of Patent Security Interest Recorded at Reel 037136/FRAME 0806, Reel 037829/FRAME 0757, and Reel 042196/FRAME 0747
Nov 10, 2019
Reel 50977, frame 542
Viant Technology LLC; Adelphic LLC; Myspace LLCPnc Bank, National AssociationPatent Security Agreement

Sources

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