Term ends Dec 1, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Aug 3, 2026
Held by Saba Software, Inc.
Filed Apr 1, 2014 as application 14/242,511 · Granted Dec 27, 2016
Base term plus 120 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Aug 3, 2006
Aug 3, 2006
Term ends
Dec 1, 2026
Dec 1, 2026
Granted
Dec 27, 2016
Dec 27, 2016
base term
patent term adjustment
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
120
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 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
2
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 runs 120 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 2 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 Aug 3, 2006, when application 11/499,138, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 1, 2014) | Aug 3, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +120 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 1, 2026 | 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 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 1, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,684,748 | In force Dec 2029 | Dec 2029 |
| US 9,531,794 | this patent Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
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 1, 2015 Reel 35353, frame 535 | Saba Software, Inc. | TC Lending, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| May 3, 2017 Reel 42232, frame 941 | TC Lending, LLC | Saba Software, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 4, 2017 Reel 42240, frame 647 | Saba Software, Inc. | Golub Capital Markets LLC, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Apr 22, 2020 Reel 52463, frame 169 | Saba Software, Inc. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Apr 27, 2020 Reel 52506, frame 457 | Golub Capital Markets LLC | Saba Software, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 15, 2021 Reel 57826, frame 658 | Cornerstone Ondemand, Inc.; Saba Software, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | First Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Oct 15, 2021 Reel 57827, frame 145 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Cornerstone Ondemand, Inc.; Saba Software, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Collateral |
| Oct 15, 2021 Reel 57827, frame 753 | Saba Software, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Second Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Oct 15, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Cornerstone Ondemand, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Collateral |
| Oct 15, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Saba Software, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Collateral |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Dec 2026
Term ends Dec 1, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 120 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
1
later US patent cites 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
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.