Also listed on Traffic.com, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Jun 9, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Apr 17, 2026
Held by Here Global B.V.
Filed Apr 17, 2006 as application 11/405,228 · Granted Jan 7, 2014
Base term plus 784 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2028
Clock starts
Apr 17, 2006
Apr 17, 2006
Term ends
Jun 9, 2028
Jun 9, 2028
Granted
Jan 7, 2014
Jan 7, 2014
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
784
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 784 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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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Apr 17, 2006, when this application, 11/405,228, was filed | Apr 17, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +784 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jun 9, 2028 | 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 | Jun 9, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,626,440 | this patent Jun 2028 | Jun 2028 |
| US 9,200,909 | In force May 2028 | May 2028 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2006 Reel 17900, frame 590 | Cera, Christopher D.; Soulchin, Robert M.; Smyth, Brian J.; Agree, Jonathan K.; Auxer, Gregory A.; Matzelle, Brent R.; Balcerzak, Michal; Grubner, III, John B.; Smith, Eric R. | Traffic.com, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 1, 2006 Reel 18037, frame 637 | Cera, Christopher D.; Soulchin, Robert M.; Smyth, Brian J.; Agree, Jonathan K.; Auxer, Gregory A.; Matzelle, Brent R.; Balcerzak, Michal; Grubner, III, John B.; Smith, Eric R. | Traffic.com, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Address of Assignee Previously Recorded on Reel 017900 Frame 0590. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment of Assignor's Interest.. |
| Oct 5, 2012 Reel 29108, frame 328 | Traffic.com, Inc. | Navteq B.V. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 26, 2014 Reel 33830, frame 681 | Navteq B.V. | Here Global B.V. | Change of Name |
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What's changing
Jun 2028
Term ends Jun 9, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 784 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
75
later US patents cite this one
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