Lapsed Mar 17, 2021 on the fee record · Medium confidence
20-year base term ended Aug 13, 2024
Why Medium: A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) with no resolved reference, so the term may end earlier.
Third maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Held by Globetouch, Inc.
Filed Aug 13, 2004 as application 10/918,645 · Granted Mar 17, 2009
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Lapsed Mar 17, 2021
2004
2026
Clock starts
Aug 13, 2004
Aug 13, 2004
No longer in force
Mar 17, 2021
Mar 17, 2021
Granted
Mar 17, 2009
Mar 17, 2009
Term would have run to
Aug 13, 2024
Aug 13, 2024
base term
after the term ends
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.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
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.
33
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Its term would have run to Aug 13, 2024: its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. Confidence: Medium. 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 13, 2004, when this application, 10/918,645, was filed | Aug 13, 2024 | 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 on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Mar 17, 2021 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 17, 2021 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 7,072,651 | Term ended Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| US 7,664,494 | Term ended May 2024 | May 2024 |
| US 7,577,431 | Lapsed on the fee record Aug 2021 | Aug 2021 |
| US 7,505,769 | this patent Mar 2021 | Mar 2021 |
| Application 10/918,644 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 11/280,862 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 11/294,329 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 7,660,580 | In force Apr 2028 | Apr 2028 |
8 of 33 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2004 Reel 15446, frame 688 | Jiang, Yue J. | Roamware, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 23, 2006 Reel 17935, frame 982 | Jiang, Yue J. | Roamware, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 31, 2014 Reel 32559, frame 564 | Globetouch Inc. | Spade Glory Limited | Security Interest |
| Apr 2, 2014 Reel 32578, frame 331 | Silicon Valley Bank | Mobileum, Inc. (F/K/A Roamware Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 8, 2014 Reel 33281, frame 975 | Globetouch Inc. | Spade Glory Limited, As Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 31, 2014 Reel 34114, frame 742 | Mobileum, Inc. | Partners for Growth IV, L.P. | Security Interest |
| Feb 5, 2015 Reel 34896, frame 200 | Spade Glory Limited | Globetouch Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 11, 2015 Reel 35624, frame 478 | Roamware, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Interest |
| Jun 10, 2015 Reel 35872, frame 719 | Roamware, Inc. | Mobileum, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jun 10, 2015 Reel 35872, frame 742 | Mobileum, Inc. | Globetouch, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 1, 2016 Reel 40542, frame 941 | Silicon Valley Bank | Mobileum, Inc. (Formerly Known as Roamware, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 1, 2016 Reel 40542, frame 970 | Partners for Growth IV, L.P. | Mobileum, Inc. (Formerly Known as Roamware, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 2, 2016 Reel 40545, frame 209 | Silicon Valley Bank | Mobileum, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Mar 17, 2021. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
106
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2009 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.