Term ends Nov 23, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Aug 20, 2024
Held by Qualcomm Incorporated
Filed Aug 20, 2004 as application 10/922,328 · Granted May 27, 2008
Base term plus 825 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2004
2026
Clock starts
Aug 20, 2004
Aug 20, 2004
Term ends
Nov 23, 2026
Nov 23, 2026
Granted
May 27, 2008
May 27, 2008
base term
patent term adjustment
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
825
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 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.
This patent's term runs 825 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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 Aug 20, 2004, when this application, 10/922,328, was filed | Aug 20, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +825 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 23, 2026 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 23, 2026 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2004 Reel 15717, frame 770 | Lachine, Vladimir; Smith, Gregory Lionel; Lee, Louie | Silicon Optix, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 11, 2009 Reel 22659, frame 430 | Silicon Optix Inc. | Integrated Device Technology, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 25, 2011 Reel 27118, frame 860 | Integrated Device Technology, Inc. | Qualcomm Incorporated | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 7, 2012 Reel 27662, frame 760 | Integrated Device Technology, Inc. | Qualcomm Incorporated | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 31, 2012 Reel 28691, frame 838 | Integrated Device Technology, Inc. | Qualcomm Incorporated | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Address of the Assignee Previously Recorded on Reel 027662 Frame 0760. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Correct Address of the Assignee Is 5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego, California 92121. |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Nov 2026
Term ends Nov 23, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 825 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
57
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2008 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.