Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 19, 2023 (Golub Capital Markets LLC).
Term ends Nov 14, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 10, 2029
Held by Hyland Software, Inc.
Filed Mar 16, 2012 as application 13/422,463 · Granted Dec 10, 2013
Base term plus 96 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
Aug 10, 2009
Aug 10, 2009
Term ends
Nov 14, 2029
Nov 14, 2029
Granted
Dec 10, 2013
Dec 10, 2013
base term
patent term adjustment
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
96
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
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term runs 96 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 Aug 10, 2009, when application 12/538,552, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 16, 2012) | Aug 10, 2029 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +96 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 14, 2029 | 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 14, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,155,425 | In force Dec 2030 | Dec 2030 |
| US 8,605,982 | this patent Nov 2029 | Nov 2029 |
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 22, 2012 Reel 27909, frame 199 | Jackson, Charles W.; Mandel, Steven; Moriarty, Robert Scott | Microsystems Technology, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 28, 2013 Reel 30103, frame 21 | Microsystems Technology, Inc. | Hyland Software, Inc. | Merger |
| Jun 4, 2013 Reel 30555, frame 139 | Hyland Software, Inc. | Credit Suisse | Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplement |
| Jul 14, 2015 Reel 36105, frame 129 | Hyland Software, Inc. | Credit Suisse | Intellectual Property Security Agreement (First Lien) |
| Jul 14, 2015 Reel 36105, frame 975 | Hyland Software, Inc. | Credit Suisse | Intellectual Property Security Agreement (Second Lien) |
| Feb 22, 2017 Reel 41347, frame 984 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Hyland Software, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 7, 2017 Reel 43107, frame 917 | Hyland Software, Inc. | Credit Suisse | Intellectual Property Security Agreement (Second Lien) |
| Sep 19, 2023 Reel 64952, frame 333 | Hyland Software, Inc. | Golub Capital Markets LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 24, 2023 Reel 65018, frame 51 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent, a Branch of Credit Suisse | Hyland Software, Inc. | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 030555/0139 |
| Sep 24, 2023 Reel 65019, frame 709 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Hyland Software, Inc. | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 036105/0129 |
| Sep 24, 2023 Reel 65019, frame 719 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Hyland Software, Inc. | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 043107/0917 |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2029
Term ends Nov 14, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 96 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
36
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.
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.