Also listed on Damballa, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 14, 2025 (Acquiom Agency Services LLC (as Successor Collateral Agent)).
Term ends Jan 25, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 25, 2032
Held by Fortra, LLC
Filed Jan 25, 2012 as application 13/358,303 · Granted Jan 14, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Jan 25, 2012
Jan 25, 2012
Term ends
Jan 25, 2032
Jan 25, 2032
Granted
Jan 14, 2014
Jan 14, 2014
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.
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 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
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jan 25, 2012, when this application, 13/358,303, was filed | Jan 25, 2032 | 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 | Jan 25, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,631,489 | this patent Jan 2032 | Jan 2032 |
| US 9,686,291 | In force Jan 2032 | Jan 2032 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2012 Reel 27990, frame 95 | Antonakakis, Manos; Perdisci, Roberto; Lee, Wenke; Vasiloglou, Nikolaos, II | Damballa, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 14, 2015 Reel 35639, frame 136 | Damballa, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Interest |
| Sep 8, 2016 Reel 39678, frame 960 | Silicon Valley Bank | Damballa, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 10, 2016 Reel 40297, frame 988 | Damballa, Inc. | Saratoga Investment Corp. SBIC LP, as Administrative Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Dec 27, 2017 Reel 44492, frame 654 | Damballa, Inc. | Pnc Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
| Jan 4, 2018 Reel 44535, frame 907 | Saratoga Investment Corp. SBIC LP | Damballa, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 20, 2019 Reel 48386, frame 329 | Damballa, Inc. | Help/Systems, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 13, 2019 Reel 50993, frame 35 | Pnc Bank, National Association | Damballa, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2019 Reel 51059, frame 861 | Help/Systems, LLC | Jefferies Finance LLC, as Collateral Agent | First Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Nov 19, 2019 Reel 51059, frame 911 | Help/Systems, LLC | Jefferies Finance LLC, as Collateral Agent | Second Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| May 20, 2021 Reel 56322, frame 628 | Jefferies Finance LLC, as Existing Agent | Golub Capital Markets LLC, as Successor Agent | Assignment of Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Dec 15, 2022 Reel 62136, frame 777 | Help/Systems, LLC | Fortra, LLC | Change of Name |
| Feb 3, 2025 Reel 70086, frame 189 | Pnc Bank, National Association | Damballa, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 14, 2025 Reel 72471, frame 665 | Golub Capital Markets LLC (as Existing Agent) | Acquiom Agency Services LLC (as Successor Collateral Agent) | Assignment of Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Nov 21, 2025 Reel 73663, frame 327 | Fortra, LLC | Jefferies Finance LLC, as Collateral Agent | Extended RCF First Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Nov 21, 2025 Reel 73663, frame 914 | Fortra, LLC | Jefferies Finance LLC, as Collateral Agent | Extended First Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Nov 21, 2025 Reel 73683, frame 534 | Alert Logic, Inc.; Digital Guardian LLC; Ecrime Management Strategies, Inc.; Fortra, LLC; Globalscape, Inc.; Tripwire, Inc.; Vera Security, Inc. | Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral Agent | New Money First Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Nov 21, 2025 Reel 73662, frame 442 | Acquiom Agency Serv Ices LLC | Fortra, LLC (F/K/A Help/Systems, LLC) | Termination and Release of Second Lien Intellectual Property Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 51059/0911 |
| Nov 24, 2025 Reel 73783, frame 406 | Jefferies Finance LLC | Fortra, LLC (Formerly Known as Help/Systems, LLC) | Termination and Release of First Lien Intellectual Property Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 51059/0861 |
| Jan 6, 2026 Reel 74233, frame 632 | Alert Logic, Inc.; Digital Guardian LLC; Ecrime Management Strategies, Inc.; Fortra, LLC; Globalscape, Inc.; Tripwire, Inc. | Acquiom Agency Services LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
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What's changing
Jan 2032
Term ends Jan 25, 2032. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
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