Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 30, 2025 (UBS AG, Stamford Branch).
Term ends Nov 6, 2034 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 6, 2034
Held by Digicert, Inc.
Filed Mar 20, 2017 as application 15/463,107 · Granted Mar 26, 2019
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2014
2034
Clock starts
Nov 6, 2014
Nov 6, 2014
Term ends
Nov 6, 2034
Nov 6, 2034
Granted
Mar 26, 2019
Mar 26, 2019
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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,602,616, to Nov 6, 2034. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
2 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
6
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 2 of 3 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 Nov 6, 2014, when application 14/534,443, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 20, 2017) | Nov 6, 2034 | 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 9,602,616) | resolves to Nov 6, 2034, no earlier than this term, so no change | 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 6, 2034 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,602,616 | Lapsed on the fee record Mar 2021 | Mar 2021 |
| US 10,244,072 | this patent Nov 2034 | Nov 2034 |
| US 10,904,352 | In force Nov 2034 | Nov 2034 |
| US 11,546,446 | In force Nov 2034 | Nov 2034 |
| US 12,052,327 | In force no later than Nov 2034 | no later than Nov 2034 |
| US 12,732,569 | In force Feb 2035 | Feb 2035 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2017 Reel 43633, frame 440 | Marketshare Partners LLC; Aggregate Knowledge, Inc.; Neustar Information Services, Inc.; Neustar IP Intelligence, Inc.; Neustar, Inc. | Bank Of America, N.a. | Security Interest |
| Aug 22, 2017 Reel 43633, frame 527 | Marketshare Partners LLC; Aggregate Knowledge, Inc.; Neustar Information Services, Inc.; Neustar IP Intelligence, Inc.; Neustar, Inc. | UBS AG, Stamford Branch | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Oct 25, 2019 Reel 50827, frame 95 | Prieditis, Armand | Neustar, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 3, 2021 Reel 58300, frame 739 | UBS AG, Stamford Branch | Neustar, Inc.; Marketshare Partners LLC; Aggregate Knowledge, Inc.; Neustar Information Services, Inc.; Neustar IP Intelligence, Inc. | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Dec 3, 2021 Reel 58300, frame 762 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Neustar, Inc.; Marketshare Partners LLC; Aggregate Knowledge, Inc.; Neustar Information Services, Inc.; Neustar IP Intelligence, Inc. | First Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Dec 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | UBS AG, Stamford Branch | Neustar, Inc. | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Dec 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | UBS AG, Stamford Branch | Marketshare Partners LLC | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Dec 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | UBS AG, Stamford Branch | Aggregate Knowledge, Inc. | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Dec 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | UBS AG, Stamford Branch | Neustar Information Services, Inc. | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Dec 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | UBS AG, Stamford Branch | Neustar IP Intelligence, Inc. | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Dec 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Neustar, Inc. | First Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Dec 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Marketshare Partners LLC | First Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Dec 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Aggregate Knowledge, Inc. | First Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Dec 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Neustar Information Services, Inc. | First Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Dec 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Neustar IP Intelligence, Inc. | First Lien Patent Security Agreement Release |
| Dec 27, 2021 Reel 58593, frame 852 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Ebureau, LLC; Iovation, Inc.; Signal Digital, Inc.; Trans Union LLC; Transunion Interactive, Inc.; Transunion Rental Screening Solutions, Inc.; Transunion Teledata LLC; Aggregate Knowledge, LLC; Tru Optik Data Corp.; Neustar Information Services, Inc.; Trustid, Inc.; Neustar, Inc.; Neustar IP Intelligence, Inc.; Marketshare Partners, LLC; Sontiq, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 058294, Frame 0161 |
| Dec 27, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Ebureau, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 058294, Frame 0161 |
| Dec 27, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Iovation, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 058294, Frame 0161 |
| Dec 27, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Signal Digital, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 058294, Frame 0161 |
| Dec 27, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Trans Union LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 058294, Frame 0161 |
| Dec 27, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Transunion Interactive, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 058294, Frame 0161 |
| Dec 27, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Transunion Rental Screening Solutions, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 058294, Frame 0161 |
| Dec 27, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Transunion Teledata LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 058294, Frame 0161 |
| Dec 27, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Aggregate Knowledge, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 058294, Frame 0161 |
| Dec 27, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Tru Optik Data Corp. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 058294, Frame 0161 |
| Dec 27, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Neustar Information Services, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 058294, Frame 0161 |
| Dec 27, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Trustid, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 058294, Frame 0161 |
| Dec 27, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Neustar, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 058294, Frame 0161 |
| Dec 27, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Neustar IP Intelligence, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 058294, Frame 0161 |
| Dec 27, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Marketshare Partners, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 058294, Frame 0161 |
| Dec 27, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Sontiq, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 058294, Frame 0161 |
| Jan 23, 2025 Reel 69991, frame 330 | Vercara, LLC | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Collateral Agent | Second Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jan 23, 2025 Reel 69991, frame 390 | Vercara, LLC | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Collateral Agent | First Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jul 21, 2025 Reel 71781, frame 348 | Vercara, LLC | Digicert, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 30, 2025 Reel 72295, frame 1 | Digicert, Inc. | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Collateral Agent | Second Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplement |
| Sep 24, 2025 Reel 72947, frame 203 | Digicert, Inc. | HPS Investment Partners, LLC, as Collateral Agent | First Lien Intellectual Property Agreement Supplement |
| Sep 24, 2025 Reel 72928, frame 289 | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Resigning Agent | HPS Investment Partners, LLC, as Successor Agent | Assignment of Security Interests in Intellectual Property (First Lien), Recorded on January 23, 2025 at Reel 069991 Frame 0390 |
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What's changing
Nov 2034
Term ends Nov 6, 2034. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,602,616, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
7
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2019 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.