Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 15, 2024 (MGG Investment Group LP).
Term ends Sep 23, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 27, 2032
Held by Kldiscovery Ontrack, LLC
Filed Apr 27, 2012 as application 13/458,219 · Granted Feb 23, 2016
Base term plus 149 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Apr 27, 2012
Apr 27, 2012
Term ends
Sep 23, 2032
Sep 23, 2032
Granted
Feb 23, 2016
Feb 23, 2016
base term
patent term adjustment
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
149
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.
This patent's term runs 149 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Apr 27, 2012, when this application, 13/458,219, was filed | Apr 27, 2032 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +149 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Sep 23, 2032 | 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 | Sep 23, 2032 | High confidence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2012 Reel 28330, frame 584 | Naslund, Jeffrey David; Thompson, Kevin B.; Lewis, David Dolan | Kroll Ontrack, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 11, 2014 Reel 33511, frame 222 | Kroll Ontrack, Inc. | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | Notice and Confirmation of Grant of Security Interest in Patents - Term |
| Aug 11, 2014 Reel 33511, frame 229 | Kroll Ontrack, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, N.a. | Notice and Confirmation of Grant of Security Interest in Patents - First Lien Note |
| Aug 11, 2014 Reel 33511, frame 248 | Kroll Ontrack, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, N.a. | Notice and Confirmation of Grant of Security Interest in Patents - Second Lien Note |
| Aug 11, 2014 Reel 33511, frame 255 | Kroll Ontrack, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, N.a. | Notice and Confirmation of Grant of Security Interest in Patents - Third Lien Note |
| Aug 20, 2015 Reel 36407, frame 547 | Kroll Ontrack Inc. | Kroll Ontrack, LLC | Conversion |
| Aug 31, 2015 Reel 36515, frame 121 | Hireright, LLC; Kroll Ontrack, LLC | Cerberus Business Finance, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Notice and Confirmation of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| Dec 9, 2016 Reel 40876, frame 298 | Cerberus Business Finance, LLC | Kroll Ontrack, LLC | Partial Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Dec 9, 2016 Reel 40960, frame 728 | Ldiscovery, LLC; Ldiscovery TX, LLC; Kroll Ontrack, LLC | Royal Bank of Canada, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Dec 15, 2016 Reel 40739, frame 641 | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Collateral Agent | Kroll Ontrack, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 21, 2016 Reel 41128, frame 581 | Wilmington Trust, N.a. | Kroll Ontrack, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security in Patents-Third Lien |
| Dec 21, 2016 Reel 41128, frame 877 | Wilmington Trust, N.a. | Kroll Ontrack, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security in Patents-Second Lien |
| Dec 21, 2016 Reel 41129, frame 290 | Wilmington Trust, N.a. | Kroll Ontrack, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security in Patents-First Lien |
| Dec 20, 2019 Reel 51396, frame 423 | Royal Bank of Canada, as Second Lien Collateral Agent | Ldiscovery, LLC; Ldiscovery TX, LLC; Kroll Ontrack, LLC | Termination and Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Dec 20, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada, as Second Lien Collateral Agent | Ldiscovery, LLC | Termination and Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Dec 20, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada, as Second Lien Collateral Agent | Ldiscovery TX, LLC | Termination and Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Dec 20, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada, as Second Lien Collateral Agent | Kroll Ontrack, LLC | Termination and Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Feb 8, 2021 Reel 55183, frame 853 | Ldiscovery, LLC; Ldiscovery TX, LLC; KL Discovery Ontrack, LLC (F/K/A Kroll Ontrack, LLC) | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 8, 2021 Reel 55184, frame 970 | Royal Bank of Canada | Ldiscovery, LLC; Ldiscovery TX, LLC; Kroll Ontrack, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 8, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | Ldiscovery, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 8, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | Ldiscovery TX, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 8, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | Kroll Ontrack, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 28, 2021 Reel 57968, frame 923 | Kroll Ontrack, LLC | Kldiscovery Ontrack, LLC | Change of Name |
| Aug 15, 2024 Reel 68294, frame 1 | Kldiscovery Ontrack, LLC | MGG Investment Group LP, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Sep 2032
Term ends Sep 23, 2032. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 149 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
58
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2016 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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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.