Collateral for a security interest recorded May 23, 2025 (Bank of America, N.A.).
Term ends Jul 16, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 16, 2032
Held by DocuSign, Inc.
Filed Jul 16, 2012 as application 13/549,801 · Granted Dec 9, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Jul 16, 2012
Jul 16, 2012
Term ends
Jul 16, 2032
Jul 16, 2032
Granted
Dec 9, 2014
Dec 9, 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.
9
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 Jul 16, 2012, when this application, 13/549,801, was filed | Jul 16, 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 | Jul 16, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,910,258 | this patent Jul 2032 | Jul 2032 |
| US 9,628,462 | In force Jul 2032 | Jul 2032 |
| US 9,824,198 | In force Sep 2033 | Sep 2033 |
| Application PCT/US2015/013979 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 10,430,570 | In force Aug 2032 | Aug 2032 |
| US 11,055,387 | In force Aug 2032 | Aug 2032 |
| US 11,263,299 | In force Aug 2032 | Aug 2032 |
| US 11,341,220 | In force Aug 2032 | Aug 2032 |
8 of 9 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2012 Reel 29180, frame 577 | Gonser, Thomas H.; Peterson, Donald G.; Rybacki, Douglas P. | DocuSign, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 27, 2014 Reel 32547, frame 640 | DocuSign, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | First Amendment to Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| May 11, 2015 Reel 35625, frame 517 | Silicon Valley Bank | DocuSign, Inc. | Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| May 12, 2015 Reel 35638, frame 488 | DocuSign, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank, As Administrative Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jan 11, 2021 Reel 54943, frame 358 | DocuSign, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| May 22, 2025 Reel 71337, frame 148 | Bank Of America, N.a. | DocuSign, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (054943/0358) |
| May 23, 2025 Reel 71337, frame 240 | DocuSign, Inc. | Bank Of America, N.a. | Patent Security Agreement |
| Jul 18, 2025 Reel 71759, frame 390 | Silicon Valley Bank | DocuSign, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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Jul 2032
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Citations
95
later US patents cite this one
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