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US 8,739,266 In force, term unresolved
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on NXP USA, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends no later than Nov 15, 2026 · Medium confidence

In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.

Held by NXP B.V.
Filed Oct 28, 2013 as application 14/065,277 · Granted May 27, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2006 2026
Clock starts
Nov 15, 2006
Ends no later than
Nov 15, 2026
Granted
May 27, 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.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
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.
7
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. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: Medium. 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Nov 15, 2006, when application 11/599,323, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 28, 2013)Nov 15, 2026High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capDisclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolvedno cap applied, and none guessedMedium confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderno later than Nov 15, 2026Medium confidence

This family

US 8,333,317In force
Mar 2027
Mar 2027
US 8,171,531In force
Dec 2030
Dec 2030
US 8,572,713In force
no later than Nov 2026
no later than Nov 2026
US 8,806,616Term ended
no later than Sep 2024
no later than Sep 2024
US 8,739,266this patent
no later than Nov 2026
no later than Nov 2026
Application 14/285,228Abandoned
not computed
not computed
Application 14/447,131Abandoned
not computed
not computed
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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Oct 28, 2013
Reel 31493, frame 672
Buer, MarkBroadcom CorporationAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 30, 2013
Reel 31515, frame 684
Buer, MarkBroadcom CorporationCorrective Assignment to Correct the Address of the Assignee Previously Recorded on Reel 031493 Frame 0672. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Address of the Assignee Should Be Changed to 5300 California Avenue, Irvine, California 92617.
Feb 11, 2016
Reel 37806, frame 1
Broadcom CorporationBank of America, N.A., as Collateral AgentPatent Security Agreement
Aug 10, 2016
Reel 39646, frame 92
Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral AgentBroadcom CorporationTermination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
Sep 1, 2016
Reel 39901, frame 237
Broadcom CorporationNXP B.V.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 3, 2017
Reel 41712, frame 1
Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral AgentBroadcom CorporationTermination and Release of Security Interest in Patents

Sources

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

USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup

Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.

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