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Method and System for Protection Against Information Stealing Software

US 9,015,842 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Apr 1, 2025 (Société Générale).

Term ends Oct 28, 2030 · High confidence

Filed Mar 19, 2008 as application 12/051,579 · Granted Apr 21, 2015
Base term plus 953 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2008 2030
Clock starts
Mar 19, 2008
Term ends
Oct 28, 2030
Granted
Apr 21, 2015
base term patent term adjustment 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
953
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
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 runs 953 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. 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 Mar 19, 2008, when this application, 12/051,579, was filedMar 19, 2028High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+953 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordOct 28, 2030High 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 orderOct 28, 2030High 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
Aug 25, 2008
Reel 21442, frame 622
Troyansky, Lidror; Bruckner, Sharon; Hubbard, Daniel LyleWebsense, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 16, 2010
Reel 25503, frame 895
Websense, Inc.Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentNotice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents
Jun 26, 2013
Reel 30693, frame 424
Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentWebsense, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 26, 2013
Reel 30694, frame 615
Websense, Inc.; Portauthority Technologies, Inc.Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.First Lien Security Agreement
Jun 27, 2013
Reel 30704, frame 374
Websense, Inc.; Portauthority Technologies, Inc.Royal Bank of CanadaSecond Lien Security Agreement
Apr 10, 2014
Reel 32716, frame 916
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Existing Collateral AgentRoyal Bank of Canada, as Successor Collateral AgentAssignment of Security Interest
May 29, 2015
Reel 35801, frame 689
Royal Bank of Canada, as Collateral AgentWebsense, Inc.; Port Authority Technologies, Inc.Release of Second Lien Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame: 30704/0374
May 29, 2015
Reel 35858, frame 680
Royal Bank of Canada, as Collateral AgentWebsense, Inc.; Port Authority Technologies, Inc.Release of First Lien Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame: 030694/0615
May 29, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
Royal Bank of Canada, as Collateral AgentWebsense, Inc.Release of Second Lien Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame: 30704/0374
May 29, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
Royal Bank of Canada, as Collateral AgentPort Authority Technologies, Inc.Release of Second Lien Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame: 30704/0374
May 29, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
Royal Bank of Canada, as Collateral AgentWebsense, Inc.Release of First Lien Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame: 030694/0615
May 29, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
Royal Bank of Canada, as Collateral AgentPort Authority Technologies, Inc.Release of First Lien Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame: 030694/0615
Jun 9, 2015
Reel 35859, frame 282
Websense, Inc.; Raytheon Oakley Systems, LLC; Raytheon Cyber Products, LLC (Formerly Known as Raytheon Cyber Products, Inc.); Port Authority Technologies, Inc.Raytheon CompanyPatent Security Agreement
Aug 5, 2016
Reel 39590, frame 646
Websense, Inc.Websense LLCChange of Name
Sep 8, 2016
Reel 39951, frame 904
Websense, Inc.Websense, LLCCorrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee from Websense LLC to Websense, LLC Previously Recorded on Reel 039590 Frame 0646. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Change of Name.
Aug 1, 2017
Reel 43397, frame 440
Websense, LLCForcepoint LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 8, 2021
Reel 55492, frame 146
Raytheon CompanyWebsense, Inc.; Portauthority Technologies, LLC (FKA Portauthority Technologies, Inc.); Raytheon Oakley Systems, LLC; Forcepoint Federal LLC (FKA Raytheon Cyber Products, LLC, FKA Raytheon Cyber Products, Inc.)Release of Security Interest in Patents
Jan 8, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Raytheon CompanyWebsense, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents
Jan 8, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Raytheon CompanyPortauthority Technologies, LLC (FKA Portauthority Technologies, Inc.)Release of Security Interest in Patents
Jan 8, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Raytheon CompanyRaytheon Oakley Systems, LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jan 8, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Raytheon CompanyForcepoint Federal LLC (FKA Raytheon Cyber Products, LLC, FKA Raytheon Cyber Products, Inc.)Release of Security Interest in Patents
Jan 20, 2021
Reel 55052, frame 302
Redowl Analytics, Inc.; Forcepoint LLCCredit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral AgentPatent Security Agreement
May 12, 2021
Reel 56214, frame 798
Forcepoint LLCForcepoint Federal Holdings LLCChange of Name
May 19, 2021
Reel 57001, frame 57
Forcepoint Federal Holdings LLCForcepoint LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 1, 2025
Reel 70703, frame 887
Forcepoint LLC; Bitglass, LLCSociété GénéraleSecurity Interest
Apr 2, 2025
Reel 70706, frame 263
UBS AG, Stamford BranchForcepoint, LLC; Bitglass, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Apr 2, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
UBS AG, Stamford BranchForcepoint, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Apr 2, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
UBS AG, Stamford BranchBitglass, LLCRelease of Security Interest

Sources

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