Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 8, 2019 (Silicon Valley Bank).
Term ends Aug 22, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 18, 2030
Held by Leaf Group Ltd.
Filed Aug 18, 2010 as application 12/859,215 · Granted Jun 30, 2015
Base term plus 369 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2010
2031
Clock starts
Aug 18, 2010
Aug 18, 2010
Term ends
Aug 22, 2031
Aug 22, 2031
Granted
Jun 30, 2015
Jun 30, 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
369
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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.
3
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 369 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Aug 18, 2010, when this application, 12/859,215, was filed | Aug 18, 2030 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +369 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Aug 22, 2031 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Aug 22, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,071,885 | this patent Aug 2031 | Aug 2031 |
| US 10,445,918 | In force Aug 2030 | Aug 2030 |
| US 11,475,622 | In force Aug 2030 | Aug 2030 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2010 Reel 24861, frame 90 | Landers, Monica; Hayes, Ryan | Demand Media, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 5, 2011 Reel 26711, frame 737 | Demand Media, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank, As Administrative Agent | Security Agreement |
| Aug 29, 2013 Reel 31123, frame 458 | Silicon Valley Bank, As Administrative Agent | Demand Media, Inc. | Release of 2011 and 2012 Patent Security Interests |
| Aug 29, 2013 Reel 31123, frame 671 | Demand Media, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank, As Administrative Agent | Security Agreement |
| Aug 7, 2014 Reel 33498, frame 848 | Rightside Operating Co. | Obsidian Agency Services, Inc. | Security Interest |
| Nov 28, 2014 Reel 34494, frame 634 | Silicon Valley Bank | Demand Media, Inc. | Release of Intellectual Property Security Interest at Reel/Frame No. 31123/0671 |
| Nov 22, 2016 Reel 40730, frame 579 | Demand Media, Inc. | Leaf Group Ltd. | Change of Name |
| Dec 13, 2016 Reel 40725, frame 675 | Obsidian Agency Services, Inc., as Agent | Rightside Operating Co. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 8, 2019 Reel 50957, frame 469 | Leaf Group Ltd. | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Aug 2031
Term ends Aug 22, 2031. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 369 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
18
later US patents cite this one
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