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Term ends Nov 13, 2035 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 13, 2035
Held by Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
Filed Nov 13, 2015 as application 14/940,658 · Granted Dec 26, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2015
2035
Clock starts
Nov 13, 2015
Nov 13, 2015
Term ends
Nov 13, 2035
Nov 13, 2035
Granted
Dec 26, 2017
Dec 26, 2017
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.
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Maintenance fees paid
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Family applications on record here
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Nov 13, 2015, when this application, 14/940,658, was filed | Nov 13, 2035 | 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 | None on record | no cap applied | High 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 | Nov 13, 2035 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,851,791 | this patent Nov 2035 | Nov 2035 |
| US 10,013,056 | In force Mar 2034 | Mar 2034 |
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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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2015 Reel 37034, frame 254 | Lopez, Javier San Agustin; Tall, Martin Henrik; Lefadeux, Benjamin Antoine Georges; Skovsgaard, Henrik Hegner Tomra | The Eye Tribe APS | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 19, 2017 Reel 41291, frame 471 | The Eye Tribe APS | Facebook, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 18, 2017 Reel 44227, frame 448 | San Agustin Lopez, Javier; Tall, Martin Henrik; Lefaudeux, Benjamin Antoine Georges; Skovsgaard, Henrik Hegner Tomra | The Eye Tribe APS | Corrective Assignment to Correct the First Assignor Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 037034 Frame: 0254. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Nov 30, 2018 Reel 47687, frame 942 | Facebook, Inc. | Facebook Technologies, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 8, 2022 Reel 60315, frame 224 | Facebook Technologies, LLC | Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC | Change of Name |
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Nov 2035
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Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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