Also listed on Rockstar Bidco, LP, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Nov 21, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Oct 10, 2023
Held by Apple Inc.
Filed Oct 10, 2003 as application 10/682,089 · Granted Nov 18, 2008
Base term plus 1138 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2003
2026
Clock starts
Oct 10, 2003
Oct 10, 2003
Term ends
Nov 21, 2026
Nov 21, 2026
Granted
Nov 18, 2008
Nov 18, 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
1,138
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 1138 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 Oct 10, 2003, when this application, 10/682,089, was filed | Oct 10, 2023 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1138 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 21, 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 21, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2003 Reel 14598, frame 941 | Steer, David; Smith, Adrian; Teo, Koon Hoo | Nortel Networks Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 28, 2011 Reel 27164, frame 356 | Nortel Networks Limited | Rockstar Bidco, LP | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 31, 2012 Reel 28685, frame 614 | Rockstar Bidco, LP | Apple Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Nov 2026
Term ends Nov 21, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 1138 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
46
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.