Term ends Dec 18, 2026 · Medium confidence
Statutory term ends Dec 18, 2026
Base term, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Today
20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Expires in 3 months
2006
2026
Clock starts
Dec 18, 2006
Dec 18, 2006
Granted
Apr 4, 2017
Apr 4, 2017
Term ends
Dec 18, 2026
Dec 18, 2026
0
Days of PTA
8
Applications in this family
This patent's term is the statutory base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Medium. from the record
How this date was computed
Every step shows its rule, its 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, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional | Clock starts Dec 18, 2006 | Dec 18, 2026 | High |
| Continuity chain | chain has unresolved parents (dated from child's own claim) | dated from this application's own claim | Medium |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High |
| Fee events | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | in-force | High |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 18, 2026 | Medium |
The computation, verbatim
base=20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional: 2006-12-18+20y | =2026-12-18 | PTA+0d=2026-12-18 | PTE:none | TD:none | paid 4yr@2020-09-17,8yr@2024-09-24 | status=in-force@2026-12-18
unresolved parents: 15198267; chain has unresolved parents (dated from child's own claim)
This family
| US 8,832,742 | in-force | Jan 2028 |
| US 8,381,249 | in-force | Jun 2028 |
| US 9,215,504 | in-force | Dec 2026 |
| US 9,386,350 | in-force | Dec 2026 |
| Application 15/198,267 | abandoned | not computed |
| US 9,615,138 | this patent | Dec 2026 |
| Application 15/434,965 | abandoned | not computed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bryant, Jay S.; Rasanen, Kirsten | United Video Properties, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 13, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | United Video Properties, Inc. | Uv Corp. | Merger |
| Sep 13, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Uv Corp. | TV Guide, Inc. | Merger |
| Sep 13, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | TV Guide, Inc. | Rovi Guides, Inc. | Merger |
| 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 22, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Rovi Guides, Inc.; Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; 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/frame not recorded | Rovi Guides, Inc.; Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Tivo Solutions, Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| 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 1, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | DTS, Inc.; Ibiquity Digital Corporation; Invensas Bonding Technologies, Inc.; Invensas Corporation; Phorus, Inc.; Rovi Guides, Inc.; Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Tessera Advanced Technologies, Inc.; Tessera, Inc.; Tivo Solutions Inc.; Veveo, Inc. | 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 |
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