Also listed on Github, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Jan 30, 2033 · High confidence
Held by Github Software UK Ltd.
Filed Dec 2, 2016 as application 29/586,314 · Granted Jan 30, 2018
Base term, 15 years from grant
Today
2018
2033
Clock starts
Jan 30, 2018
Jan 30, 2018
Term ends
Jan 30, 2033
Jan 30, 2033
base term
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
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Terminal disclaimer
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15 years from grant
Base term
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 15 years from grant | Granted Jan 30, 2018 | Jan 30, 2033 | 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 |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jan 30, 2033 | High confidence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2017 Reel 42498, frame 158 | UNIT9, Ltd. | Semmle Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 5, 2017 Reel 44305, frame 195 | Conchonnet, Sophie | UNIT9 Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 5, 2017 Reel 44305, frame 221 | UNIT9 Ltd. | Semmle Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 27, 2020 Reel 51710, frame 252 | Github Software UK Ltd. | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 16, 2021 Reel 56887, frame 812 | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | Microsoft Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 21, 2025 Reel 72082, frame 697 | Semmle Limited | Github Software UK Ltd. | Change of Name |
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Jan 2033
Term ends Jan 30, 2033. No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent
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later US patents cite this one
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