Term ends Mar 31, 2035 · High confidence
Held by Twitter, Inc.
Filed Dec 20, 2018 as application 29/674,348 · Granted Mar 31, 2020
Base term, 15 years from grant
Today
2020
2035
Clock starts
Mar 31, 2020
Mar 31, 2020
Term ends
Mar 31, 2035
Mar 31, 2035
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
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15 years from grant
Base term
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22
Family applications on record here
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
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| Base term, 15 years from grant | Granted Mar 31, 2020 | Mar 31, 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 |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 31, 2035 | High confidence |
This family
| US D780,785 | In force Mar 2031 | Mar 2031 |
| US D856,350 | In force Aug 2034 | Aug 2034 |
| US D857,037 | In force Aug 2034 | Aug 2034 |
| US D856,351 | In force Aug 2034 | Aug 2034 |
| Application 29/589,742 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US D879,824 | In force Mar 2035 | Mar 2035 |
| US D879,823 | In force Mar 2035 | Mar 2035 |
| US D879,825 | this patent Mar 2035 | Mar 2035 |
8 of 22 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
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| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2018 Reel 47841, frame 919 | Hansen, Tyler Jan; Beykpour, Kayvon; Bernstein, Joseph Harold; Wasserman, Aaron William; Rocine, Nils Victor; Khoshnevissan, Alexander Kayvon; Davies, Geraint | Twitter, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 28, 2022 Reel 62079, frame 677 | Twitter, Inc. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Security Interest |
| Mar 27, 2025 Reel 70670, frame 857 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | X Corp. (F/K/A Twitter, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 30, 2025 Reel 71127, frame 240 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | X Corp. (F/K/A Twitter, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 3, 2026 Reel 75015, frame 574 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | X Corp. (F/K/A Twitter, Inc.) | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights (REEL 062079, Frame 0677) |
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