Lapsed Jan 21, 2022 on the fee record · High confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 8, 2033
Second maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Held by Cofense Inc.
Filed Mar 5, 2013 as application 13/785,215 · Granted Jan 21, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Lapsed Jan 21, 2022
2013
2033
Clock starts
Feb 8, 2013
Feb 8, 2013
No longer in force
Jan 21, 2022
Jan 21, 2022
Granted
Jan 21, 2014
Jan 21, 2014
Term would have run to
Feb 8, 2033
Feb 8, 2033
base term
after the term ends
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.
1 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.
4
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Its term would have run to Feb 8, 2033: its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Feb 8, 2013, when application 13/763,515, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 5, 2013) | Feb 8, 2033 | 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 | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Jan 21, 2022 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jan 21, 2022 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,966,637 | In force Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
| US 8,635,703 | this patent Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 |
| US 9,246,936 | In force Feb 2033 | Feb 2033 |
| US 9,667,645 | In force Feb 2033 | Feb 2033 |
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 5, 2013 Reel 29923, frame 257 | Belani, Rohyt; Higbee, Aaron; Greaux, Scott | Phishme, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 6, 2013 Reel 31597, frame 315 | Phishme Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Agreement |
| Jan 15, 2019 Reel 48016, frame 424 | Phishme Inc.; Poseidon Merger Sub 2 Inc.; Cofense Inc. | Cofense Inc. | Merger and Change of Name |
| Sep 24, 2019 Reel 50478, frame 889 | Cofense Inc. | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | Security Interest |
| Oct 3, 2019 Reel 50616, frame 262 | Silicon Valley Bank | Cofense, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 4, 2021 Reel 57692, frame 722 | Cofense Bidco Corporation; Cofense Inc. | Orix Growth Capital, LLC, as Adminstrative Agent | Security Interest |
| May 6, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | Cofense Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 6, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | Cofense Bidco Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| May 6, 2022 Reel 59864, frame 955 | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | Cofense Inc.; Cofense Bidco Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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