Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 2, 2020 (Silicon Valley Bank).
Term ends Aug 18, 2030 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 18, 2030
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Leaf Group Ltd.
Filed Sep 27, 2019 as application 16/586,197 · Granted Oct 18, 2022
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2010
2030
Clock starts
Aug 18, 2010
Aug 18, 2010
Term ends
Aug 18, 2030
Aug 18, 2030
Granted
Oct 18, 2022
Oct 18, 2022
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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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 1 of 1 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: Medium. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Aug 18, 2010, when application 12/859,215, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 27, 2019); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Aug 18, 2030 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium 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 | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Aug 18, 2030 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 9,071,885 | In force Aug 2031 | Aug 2031 |
| US 10,445,918 | In force Aug 2030 | Aug 2030 |
| US 11,475,622 | this patent Aug 2030 | Aug 2030 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2019 Reel 50669, frame 20 | Landers, Monica Winn; Hayes, Ryan Christopher | Leaf Group Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 31, 2019 Reel 51455, frame 382 | Landers, Monica Winn; Hayes, Ryan Christopher | Demand Media, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Receiving Party Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 50669 Frame: 020. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Dec 31, 2019 Reel 52033, frame 405 | Demand Media, Inc. | Leaf Group Ltd. | Change of Name |
| Jun 2, 2020 Reel 52817, frame 135 | Leaf Group Ltd. | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Interest |
| Jan 22, 2021 Reel 55010, frame 894 | Leaf Group Ltd. | Silicon Valley Bank | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application Serial No. 10509831 Previously Recorded on Reel 052817 Frame 0135. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interest. |
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Aug 2030
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