Term ends Mar 25, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 25, 2030
Held by WhatsApp LLC
Filed Nov 3, 2014 as application 14/531,905 · Granted Jun 21, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2010
2030
Clock starts
Mar 25, 2010
Mar 25, 2010
Term ends
Mar 25, 2030
Mar 25, 2030
Granted
Jun 21, 2016
Jun 21, 2016
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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,923,812, to Mar 25, 2030. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
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.
11
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. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 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 Mar 25, 2010, when application 12/732,182, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 3, 2014) | Mar 25, 2030 | 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 8,923,812) | resolves to Mar 25, 2030, no earlier than this term, so no change | 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 | Mar 25, 2030 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,995,965 | In force Aug 2030 | Aug 2030 |
| US 9,203,960 | In force Mar 2030 | Mar 2030 |
| US 8,923,812 | In force May 2030 | May 2030 |
| US 9,628,831 | Lapsed on the fee record Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| US 9,374,457 | this patent Mar 2030 | Mar 2030 |
| US 9,998,593 | Lapsed on the fee record Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| US 10,136,272 | In force Mar 2030 | Mar 2030 |
| US 10,225,399 | In force Mar 2030 | Mar 2030 |
8 of 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2014 Reel 34133, frame 689 | Koum, Jan; Acton, Brian | WhatsApp Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 3, 2021 Reel 55488, frame 767 | WhatsApp Inc. | WhatsApp LLC | Change of Name |
Sources
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What's changing
Mar 2030
Term ends Mar 25, 2030. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,923,812, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
0
later US patents cite this one
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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
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.