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Also listed on Sky Socket, LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends Dec 9, 2031 · High confidence

Held by Omnissa, LLC
Filed Dec 9, 2011 as application 13/316,073 · Granted Apr 29, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2011 2031
Clock starts
Dec 9, 2011
Term ends
Dec 9, 2031
Granted
Apr 29, 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.
5
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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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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Dec 9, 2011, when this application, 13/316,073, was filedDec 9, 2031High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderDec 9, 2031High confidence

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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Mar 15, 2012
Reel 27872, frame 213
Stuntebeck, ErichAirwatch LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 20, 2013
Reel 30652, frame 266
Airwatch LLCSky Socket, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 21, 2014
Reel 33369, frame 291
Sky Socket, LLCAirwatch LLCMerger
Jul 3, 2024
Reel 68118, frame 4
Omnissa, LLCUBS AG, Stamford BranchSecurity Interest
Aug 5, 2024
Reel 68327, frame 670
Airwatch LLCOmnissa, LLCPatent Assignment

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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