Also listed on Selligent, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Jun 21, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ended May 27, 2024
Held by Zeta Global Holdings Corp.
Filed May 27, 2004 as application 10/857,601 · Granted Apr 13, 2010
Base term plus 1120 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2004
2027
Clock starts
May 27, 2004
May 27, 2004
Term ends
Jun 21, 2027
Jun 21, 2027
Granted
Apr 13, 2010
Apr 13, 2010
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
1,120
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.
5
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term runs 1120 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 May 27, 2004, when this application, 10/857,601, was filed | May 27, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1120 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jun 21, 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jun 21, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,698,369 | this patent Jun 2027 | Jun 2027 |
| US 8,402,100 | Lapsed on the fee record Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| US 8,914,455 | Term ended no later than May 2024 | no later than May 2024 |
| US 9,553,836 | Term ended May 2024 | May 2024 |
| US 10,601,754 | Lapsed on the fee record Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2004 Reel 15767, frame 592 | Addante, Frank; McQuillen, Tim; Shaitan, Junior | Strongmail Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 6, 2011 Reel 25642, frame 76 | Strongmail Systems, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank, As Agent | Security Interest |
| Aug 2, 2012 Reel 28716, frame 218 | Strongmail Systems, Inc. | WF Fund IV Limited Partnership | Security Agreement |
| Aug 12, 2013 Reel 31004, frame 533 | Strongmail Systems, Inc. | Strongview Systems, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Dec 16, 2014 Reel 34642, frame 623 | Strongview Systems, Inc. | Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc., as Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Sep 24, 2015 Reel 36644, frame 879 | Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc., as Agent | Strongview Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 17, 2018 Reel 46892, frame 947 | WF Fund IV Limited Partnership | Strongmail Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 22, 2018 Reel 47287, frame 699 | Strongview Systems, Inc. | Selligent, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Nov 5, 2018 Reel 47408, frame 396 | Selligent, Inc. | AB Private Credit Investors LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Dec 3, 2018 Reel 48002, frame 292 | Silicon Valley Bank | Strongmail Systems, Inc. | Release |
| Nov 4, 2020 Reel 54270, frame 584 | AB Private Credit Investors LLC | Selligent, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 24, 2020 Reel 54456, frame 962 | Gold Hill Capital 2008, LP | Selligent Inc., Formerly Known as Strongmail Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 13, 2021 Reel 54906, frame 1 | Selligent, Inc. | Hercules Capital, Inc., Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Mar 16, 2022 Reel 59280, frame 669 | Selligent, Inc. | Barings Finance LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Dec 5, 2024 Reel 69492, frame 129 | Selligent, Inc. | Marigold USA, Inc. | Merger |
| Dec 1, 2025 Reel 73067, frame 468 | Hercules Capital, Inc. | Selligent, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 1, 2025 Reel 73840, frame 46 | Barings Finance LLC | Selligent, Inc. | Termination and Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded at Reel 59280, Frame 0669 |
| Feb 2, 2026 Reel 73653, frame 421 | Marigold USA, Inc.; Sailthru, Inc.; Liveclicker Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Jul 24, 2026 Reel 76062, frame 611 | Zeta Global Corp.; Zstream Acquisition LLC; Liveclicker Inc.; Marigold USA, Inc.; Liveintent, Inc.; Sailthru, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Jul 27, 2026 Reel 75403, frame 782 | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Marigold USA, Inc.; Sailthru, Inc.; Liveclicker Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 27, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Marigold USA, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 27, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Sailthru, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 27, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Liveclicker Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 4, 2026 Reel 75909, frame 228 | Selligent, Inc. | Marigold USA, Inc. | Merger |
| Sep 4, 2026 Reel 76411, frame 258 | Marigold Group, Inc.; Campaign Monitor Europe UK Ltd.; Selligent Holdings Limited | Zeta Global Holdings Corp. | Purchase Agreement |
| Sep 4, 2026 Reel 76483, frame 300 | Marigold Group, Inc.; Campaign Monitor Europe UK Ltd.; Selligent Holdings Limited | Zeta Global Holdings Corp. | Stock Purchase Agreement and Seller Disclosure Schedules to Purchase Agreement |
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
Jun 2027
Term ends Jun 21, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 1120 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
44
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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