Also listed on Clipmarks LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Jan 15, 2027 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ended Aug 17, 2025
Why Medium: No fee event states this; the fee state is read from the payments the fee record holds.
Held by Amplify LLC
Filed Aug 17, 2005 as application 11/207,177 · Granted Jul 14, 2009
Base term plus 516 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2005
2027
Clock starts
Aug 17, 2005
Aug 17, 2005
Term ends
Jan 15, 2027
Jan 15, 2027
Granted
Jul 14, 2009
Jul 14, 2009
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
516
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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.
This patent's term runs 516 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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 17, 2005, when this application, 11/207,177, was filed | Aug 17, 2025 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +516 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jan 15, 2027 | 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 | No fee event states this; the fee state is read from the payments the fee record holds | In force | Medium confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jan 15, 2027 | Medium 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 31, 2005 Reel 16475, frame 289 | Goldstein, Eric; Krzanowski, Derek | Amplify, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 21, 2008 Reel 20540, frame 111 | Amplify, LLC | Clipmarks, LLC | Change of Name |
| Feb 27, 2008 Reel 20566, frame 854 | Clipmarks, LLC | Clipmarks.com LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 28, 2008 Reel 20571, frame 484 | Clipmarks.com LLC | Clipmarks LLC | Change of Name |
| Jan 27, 2012 Reel 27611, frame 542 | Amplify LLC | Clipboard, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 13, 2014 Reel 33938, frame 980 | Clipboard, Inc. | Clipboard, LLC | Merger |
| Oct 15, 2014 Reel 33956, frame 966 | Clipboard, LLC | Salesforce.com, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 30, 2014 Reel 34070, frame 851 | Clipmarks LLC | Amplify LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
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
Jan 2027
Term ends Jan 15, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 516 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
34
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% 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.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.