Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 10, 2019 (PNC Bank, National Association).
Term ends Nov 27, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 14, 2030
Held by Myspace LLC
Filed Sep 14, 2010 as application 12/882,049 · Granted Oct 29, 2013
Base term plus 439 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2010
2031
Clock starts
Sep 14, 2010
Sep 14, 2010
Term ends
Nov 27, 2031
Nov 27, 2031
Granted
Oct 29, 2013
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
439
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.
This patent's term runs 439 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Sep 14, 2010, when this application, 12/882,049, was filed | Sep 14, 2030 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +439 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 27, 2031 | 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 | Nov 27, 2031 | High confidence |
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 8, 2010 Reel 25116, frame 362 | Berlyant, Mikhail; Rule, Daniel Stephen; Miller, Christopher Edward; Lok, Cynthia | Myspace, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 13, 2012 Reel 27851, frame 50 | Myspace, Inc. | Myspace LLC | Change of Name |
| 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 Agent | Security Agreement |
| May 8, 2012 Reel 28173, frame 600 | Myspace, Inc. | Myspace LLC | Conversion from a Corporation to Limited Liability Company |
| Sep 11, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Agent | Interactive Media Holdings, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Sep 11, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Agent | Specific Media LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Sep 11, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Agent | Myspace LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Sep 11, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Agent | Xumo LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Sep 11, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Agent | Site Meter, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Sep 11, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Agent | Bbe LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Sep 11, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Agent | Vindico LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Sep 11, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Agent | Interactive Research Technologies, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Sep 11, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Agent | Ilike, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Sep 11, 2013 Reel 31204, frame 113 | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Agent | Interactive 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 LLC | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 25, 2016 Reel 37829, frame 757 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Ti Newco LLC | Security Interest |
| Apr 7, 2017 Reel 42196, frame 747 | Ti Newco LLC | Viant Technology LLC | Change of Name |
| Apr 7, 2017 Reel 41934, frame 500 | Myspace LLC | Ti Newco LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 7, 2017 Reel 41934, frame 659 | Viant Technology LLC | Myspace LLC | Assignment 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 LLC | Pnc Bank, National Association | Patent Security Agreement |
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Nov 2031
Term ends Nov 27, 2031. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 439 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
31
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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