Term ends no later than Jul 2, 2029 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 2, 2029
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Held by BeyondTrust Software, Inc.
Filed Dec 29, 2015 as application 14/983,418 · Granted Dec 27, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
Jul 2, 2009
Jul 2, 2009
Ends no later than
Jul 2, 2029
Jul 2, 2029
Granted
Dec 27, 2016
Dec 27, 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.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
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.
9
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 on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Medium. 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 Jul 2, 2009, when application 12/497,429, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 29, 2015) | Jul 2, 2029 | 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 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than Jul 2, 2029 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 9,160,545 | In force May 2031 | May 2031 |
| US 8,863,253 | In force Feb 2031 | Feb 2031 |
| Application 12/571,292 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 9,225,723 | In force Jul 2029 | Jul 2029 |
| US 9,531,726 | this patent no later than Jul 2029 | no later than Jul 2029 |
| Application PCT/US2016/068622 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| Application 15/390,596 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application PCT/US2016/068623 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
8 of 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2016 Reel 38412, frame 612 | Iverson, Gyle; Nielsen, Jeffery; Lustig-rusch, Julie; Mitchell, James | BeyondTrust Software, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 21, 2017 Reel 44496, frame 9 | BeyondTrust Software, Inc. | Ares Capital Corporation | Patent Security Agreement |
| Oct 3, 2018 Reel 47189, frame 516 | Ares Capital Corporation | BeyondTrust Software, Inc. | Release of Security Interest Under Reel/Frame No. 044496/0009 |
| Oct 3, 2018 Reel 47190, frame 238 | BeyondTrust Software, Inc. | Jefferies Finance LLC, as the Collateral Agent | First Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Oct 4, 2018 Reel 47195, frame 252 | BeyondTrust Software, Inc. | Jefferies Finance LLC, as the Collateral Agent | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Nov 28, 2023 Reel 65696, frame 798 | Jefferies Finance LLC | BeyondTrust Software, Inc. | Release of First Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Nov 28, 2023 Reel 65697, frame 345 | Jefferies Finance LLC, | BeyondTrust Software, Inc. | Release of Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Jul 2029
Term ends no later than Jul 2, 2029. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Jul 2, 2029. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
3
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median 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
This computed term ends no later than the date shown; an unresolved terminal disclaimer may end it earlier. 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.