Term ended Jun 30, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Jun 30, 2026
Held by Open Text Inc.
Filed Jun 24, 2014 as application 14/313,755 · Granted Oct 13, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Term ended Jun 30, 2026
2006
2026
Clock starts
Jun 30, 2006
Jun 30, 2006
Term ended
Jun 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2026
Granted
Oct 13, 2020
Oct 13, 2020
base term
after the term ends
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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.
1 of 1
Maintenance fees paid
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6
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jun 30, 2006, when application 11/477,807, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 24, 2014) | Jun 30, 2026 | 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 | 1 of 1 maintenance fees paid | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jun 30, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,418,250 | In force Jul 2029 | Jul 2029 |
| US 8,763,123 | Lapsed on the fee record Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| US 8,726,389 | Term ended Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| US 10,803,170 | this patent Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| US 11,379,582 | Lapsed on the fee record Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 |
| US 12,282,549 | Term ended Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2015 Reel 34694, frame 547 | Morris, Melvyn; Stubbs, Paul; Hartwig, Markus; Harter, Darren | Prevx Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 13, 2015 Reel 34694, frame 617 | Prevx Ltd. | Webroot Solutions Ltd. | Change of Name |
| Mar 3, 2016 Reel 37886, frame 85 | Webroot Solutions Ltd. | Webroot Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 17, 2016 Reel 38617, frame 467 | Webroot Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
| Mar 22, 2019 Reel 48668, frame 70 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Webroot Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 28, 2019 Reel 48723, frame 612 | Webroot Inc. | Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Dec 26, 2019 Reel 51418, frame 714 | Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral Agent | Webroot Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights Recorded at R/F 048723/0612 |
| Jun 29, 2023 Reel 64167, frame 129 | Webroot LLC | Carbonite, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 29, 2023 Reel 64176, frame 622 | Webroot Inc. | Webroot LLC | Certificate of Conversion |
| Jul 6, 2023 Reel 64351, frame 178 | Carbonite, LLC | Open Text Inc. | Assignment and Assumption Agreement |
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