Term ended no later than Aug 3, 2023 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ended Jul 2, 2023
USPTO later recorded it as expired for non-payment on Dec 9, 2024.
Jul 2, 2003
Aug 3, 2023
Nov 1, 2016
This patent's term runs 32 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. Confidence: Medium. from the record
How we calculated this date
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jul 2, 2003, when application 10/613,400, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 7, 2014) | Jul 2, 2023 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +32 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Aug 3, 2023 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 1 of 1 maintenance fees paid | term ended | High confidence |
| USPTO status record | Recorded as expired for non-payment on Dec 9, 2024, after the term ended | no change | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than Aug 3, 2023 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 7,603,022 | Term ended Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| US 8,438,601 | In force Jan 2027 | Jan 2027 |
| US 7,454,120 | Term ended Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| US 7,457,511 | Term ended Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Application PCT/US2004/021377 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,737,801 | Term ended Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Application 12/569,347 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 9,485,531 | this patent no later than Aug 2023 | no later than Aug 2023 |
Assignments
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2014 Reel 33407, frame 35 | Aptiv Digital, Inc.; Gemstar Development Corporation; Index Systems Inc.; Rovi Guides, Inc.; Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Sonic Solutions LLC; Starsight Telecast, Inc.; United Video Properties, Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Mar 24, 2016 Reel 38095, frame 203 | Putterman, Daniel; Dietrich, Brad; Toeman, Jeremy; Freitas, Pedro; Legrand, Ludovic; McCaffrey, Shawn; Grimm, James; Jin, Lijia; Novaes, Paul | Mediabolic, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 24, 2016 Reel 38249, frame 285 | Mediabolic, Inc. | Macrovision Corporation | Merger |
| Mar 24, 2016 Reel 38249, frame 421 | Macrovision Corporation | Rovi Solutions Corporation | Change of Name |
| Nov 22, 2019 Reel 51143, frame 468 | Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; TiVo Solutions, Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | HPS Investment Partners, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Nov 25, 2019 Reel 51110, frame 6 | Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; TiVo Solutions, Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Nov 25, 2019 Reel 51145, frame 90 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Aptiv Digital Inc.; Gemstar Development Corporation; Index Systems Inc.; Rovi Guides, Inc.; Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Sonic Solutions LLC; Starsight Telecast, Inc.; United Video Properties, Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Aptiv Digital Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Gemstar Development Corporation | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Index Systems Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Rovi Guides, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Rovi Solutions Corporation | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Rovi Technologies Corporation | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Sonic Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Starsight Telecast, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | United Video Properties, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 25, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Veveo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Jun 1, 2020 Reel 53468, frame 1 | Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; TiVo Solutions Inc.; Veveo, Inc.; Invensas Corporation; Invensas Bonding Technologies, Inc.; Tessera, Inc.; Tessera Advanced Technologies, Inc.; DTS, Inc.; Phorus, Inc.; Ibiquity Digital Corporation | Bank Of America, N.a. | Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 Reel 53458, frame 749 | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; TiVo Solutions, Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 Reel 53481, frame 790 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; TiVo Solutions, Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Rovi Solutions Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Rovi Technologies Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Rovi Guides, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | TiVo Solutions, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Veveo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Rovi Solutions Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Rovi Technologies Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Rovi Guides, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | TiVo Solutions, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 5, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Veveo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Aug 3, 2023. We will not guess the cap.