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Method and System for Managing Playlists

US 9,396,193 In force
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Also listed on Yahoo! Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends Nov 30, 2026 · High confidence

Filed May 7, 2012 as application 13/465,823 · Granted Jul 19, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2006 2026
Clock starts
Nov 30, 2006
Term ends
Nov 30, 2026
Granted
Jul 19, 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.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
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2
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 2 of 2 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Nov 30, 2006, when application 11/565,359, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 7, 2012)Nov 30, 2026High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 2 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderNov 30, 2026High confidence

This family

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US 9,396,193this patent
Nov 2026
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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
Apr 18, 2016
Reel 38383, frame 466
Yahoo! Inc.Excalibur IP, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 1, 2016
Reel 38951, frame 295
Excalibur IP, LLCYahoo! Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 3, 2016
Reel 38950, frame 592
Yahoo! Inc.Excalibur IP, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 5, 2020
Reel 52853, frame 153
Acacia Research Group LLC; American Vehicular Sciences LLC; Bonutti Skeletal Innovations LLC; Cellular Communications Equipment LLC; Innovative Display Technologies LLC; Lifeport Sciences LLC; Limestone Memory Systems LLC; Merton Acquisition Holdco LLC; Mobile Enhancement Solutions LLC; Monarch Networking Solutions LLC; Nexus Display Technologies LLC; Parthenon Unified Memory Architecture LLC; R2 Solutions LLC; Saint Lawrence Communications LLC; Stingray IP Solutions LLC; Super Interconnect Technologies LLC; Teleconference Systems LLC; Unification Technologies LLCStarboard Value Intermediate Fund LP, as Collateral AgentPatent Security Agreement
Jun 25, 2020
Reel 53459, frame 59
Excalibur IP, LLCR2 Solutions LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 8, 2020
Reel 53654, frame 254
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPAcacia Research Group LLC; American Vehicular Sciences LLC; Bonutti Skeletal Innovations LLC; Cellular Communications Equipment LLC; Innovative Display Technologies LLC; Lifeport Sciences LLC; Limestone Memory Systems LLC; Mobile Enhancement Solutions LLC; Monarch Networking Solutions LLC; Nexus Display Technologies LLC; Parthenon Unified Memory Architecture LLC; R2 Solutions LLC; Saint Lawrence Communications LLC; Stingray IP Solutions LLC; Super Interconnect Technologies LLC; Teleconference Systems LLC; Unification Technologies LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPAcacia Research Group LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPAmerican Vehicular Sciences LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPBonutti Skeletal Innovations LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPCellular Communications Equipment LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPInnovative Display Technologies LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPLifeport Sciences LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPLimestone Memory Systems LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPMobile Enhancement Solutions LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPMonarch Networking Solutions LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPNexus Display Technologies LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPParthenon Unified Memory Architecture LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPR2 Solutions LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPSaint Lawrence Communications LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPStingray IP Solutions LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPSuper Interconnect Technologies LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPTeleconference Systems LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 8, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPUnification Technologies LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Dec 30, 2020
Reel 54981, frame 377
Starboard Value Intermediate Fund LPR2 Solutions LLCCorrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Name Previously Recorded on Reel 053654 Frame 0254. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Release of Security Interest Granted Pursuant to the Patent Security Agreement Previously Recorded.
Mar 29, 2021
Reel 56832, frame 1
R2 Solutions LLCStarboard Value Intermediate Fund LP, as Collateral AgentCorrective Assignment to Correct the the Assignor Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 052853 Frame: 0153. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment.

Sources

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