Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 8, 2019 (Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch).
Lapsed Sep 9, 2026 on the fee record · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 10, 2029
Why Medium: A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) with no resolved reference, so the term may end earlier.
Third maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Held by Upland Software, Inc.
Filed Feb 12, 2013 as application 13/765,434 · Granted Sep 9, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Lapsed Sep 9, 2026
2009
2029
Clock starts
Aug 10, 2009
Aug 10, 2009
No longer in force
Sep 9, 2026
Sep 9, 2026
Granted
Sep 9, 2014
Sep 9, 2014
Term would have run to
Aug 10, 2029
Aug 10, 2029
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.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
2 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.
Its term would have run to Aug 10, 2029: 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. 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Aug 10, 2009, when application 12/538,687, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Feb 12, 2013) | Aug 10, 2029 | 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 | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Sep 9, 2026 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Sep 9, 2026 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 7,460,480 | In force Jan 2027 | Jan 2027 |
| US 8,335,232 | Term ended Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| US 8,831,580 | Lapsed on the fee record Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 |
| Application PCT/US2009/053457 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,842,568 | Term ended Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| US 8,804,758 | Term ended Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| US 8,831,581 | this patent Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 |
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 11, 2014 Reel 32661, frame 192 | Bender, Douglas F. | I2 Telecom International, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 11, 2014 Reel 32661, frame 235 | Geos Communications, Inc. | Augme Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 11, 2014 Reel 32671, frame 818 | I2 Telecom International, Inc. | Geos Communications, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Apr 11, 2014 Reel 32671, frame 860 | Augme Technologies, Inc. | Hipcricket, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Mar 24, 2016 Reel 38091, frame 314 | Hipcricket, Inc. | Upland Software III, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 15, 2016 Reel 39163, frame 323 | Upland Software III, LLC | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Jan 23, 2017 Reel 41047, frame 411 | Upland Software III, LLC | Upland Software, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Feb 24, 2017 Reel 41370, frame 411 | Upland Software, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Aug 7, 2019 Reel 49990, frame 19 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent | Upland Software, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 8, 2019 Reel 50002, frame 536 | Upland Software, Inc.; Upland Software I, Inc.; Upland Software IV, LLC; Upland Software V, Inc.; Upland Software VI, Inc.; Upland Software VII, Inc.; Upland IX, LLC; Ultriva, LLC; Advanced Processing & Imaging, Inc.; Omtool, Ltd.; Rightanswers, Inc.; Waterfall International Inc.; Qvidian Corporation; References-Online, Inc.; Adestra Inc.; Postup Holdings, LLC; Postup Digital, LLC; Daily Inches, Inc. | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Security Interest |
| Mar 25, 2025 Reel 70626, frame 779 | Upland Software Inc.; Upland Software VII, LLC; Omtool, Ltd.; Waterfall International, Inc.; Qvidian Corporation; References- Online, Inc. | Jefferies Finance LLC | Security Interest |
| Jul 24, 2025 Reel 72126, frame 1 | Jefferies Finance LLC | Upland Software, Inc. | Partial Release Reel/Frame 050002/0536 |
| Jul 24, 2025 Reel 72248, frame 588 | Jefferies Finance LLC | Upland Software, Inc. | Partial Release of Security Interests in Patents at Reel/Frame 050002/0536 |
Sources
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What's changing
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Sep 9, 2026. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
8
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
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