Also listed on Thomson Reuters Holdings Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 7, 2025 (Goldman Sachs Bank USA).
Term ends Aug 17, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 17, 2031
Held by Digital Media Innovations, LLC
Filed Dec 22, 2011 as application 13/334,868 · Granted Nov 10, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Aug 17, 2011
Aug 17, 2011
Term ends
Aug 17, 2031
Aug 17, 2031
Granted
Nov 10, 2015
Nov 10, 2015
base term
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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.
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for 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 17, 2011, when application 13/211,831, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 22, 2011) | Aug 17, 2031 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Aug 17, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,788,683 | Lapsed on the fee record Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 |
| US 9,185,154 | this patent Aug 2031 | Aug 2031 |
| US 9,600,381 | Lapsed on the fee record Mar 2021 | Mar 2021 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2012 Reel 29048, frame 99 | Ball, Simon; Hauser, Carsten | Thomson Reuters (Markets) LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 30, 2012 Reel 29386, frame 451 | Thomson Reuters (Markets) LLC | Thomson Reuters Global Resources | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 12, 2013 Reel 30986, frame 497 | Thomson Reuters Global Resources | Nasdaq Omx Corporate Solutions, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 12, 2013 Reel 31195, frame 193 | Nasdaq Omx Corporate Solutions, LLC | The Nasdaq Omx Group, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 2, 2015 Reel 36745, frame 651 | The Nasdaq Omx Group, Inc. | Nasdaq, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jun 14, 2018 Reel 46086, frame 60 | Nasdaq, Inc. | West Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 17, 2018 Reel 46859, frame 884 | West Corporation | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Security Interest |
| Jan 31, 2023 Reel 62571, frame 18 | CX360, Inc.; West Technology Group, LLC (FKA Intrado Corporation, FKA West Corporation); Intrado Interactive Services Corporation (FKA West Interactive Services Corporation, FKA Cobalt Acquisition Company) | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Notice of Grant of Security Interest (Second Lien) in Patents |
| Apr 3, 2023 Reel 63239, frame 876 | Intrado Corporation | West Technology Group, LLC | Change of Name |
| Apr 3, 2023 Reel 63239, frame 900 | West Corporation | Intrado Corporation | Change of Name |
| Feb 26, 2025 Reel 70333, frame 807 | West Technology Group, LLC | Digital Media Innovations, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 5, 2025 Reel 71168, frame 942 | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, in Its Capacity as Collateral Agent | Digital Media Innovations, LLC | Notice of Partial Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| May 5, 2025 Reel 71168, frame 961 | Wilmington Trust, National Association, in Its Capacity as Collateral Agent | Digital Media Innovations, LLC | Notice of Partial Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 7, 2025 Reel 71813, frame 783 | Digital Media Innovations, LLC | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Collateral Agent | First Lien Intellectual Property Agreement Supplement |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Aug 2031
Term ends Aug 17, 2031. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
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