Also listed on Roxio, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Jul 6, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Dec 24, 2022
Held by Distributed Media Solutions, LLC
Filed Dec 24, 2002 as application 10/330,581 · Granted Jun 15, 2010
Base term plus 2021 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2002
2028
Clock starts
Dec 24, 2002
Dec 24, 2002
Term ends
Jul 6, 2028
Jul 6, 2028
Granted
Jun 15, 2010
Jun 15, 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
2,021
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 2021 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 Dec 24, 2002, when this application, 10/330,581, was filed | Dec 24, 2022 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +2021 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jul 6, 2028 | 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 | Jul 6, 2028 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 2002 Reel 14116, frame 611 | Mgi Software Corporation | Roxio, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 29, 2004 Reel 15232, frame 670 | Roxio, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Interest |
| Dec 23, 2004 Reel 15499, frame 843 | Roxio, Inc. | Sonic Solutions | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 18, 2005 Reel 15748, frame 112 | Olivr Corporation, L.t.d. | Roxio, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 27, 2005 Reel 17136, frame 957 | Sonic Solutions | Kwok, Chu & Shindler LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 12, 2006 Reel 17929, frame 151 | Guedalia, Jacob Leon | Olivr Corporation Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 15, 2006 Reel 18597, frame 63 | Silicon Valley Bank | Roxio, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 22, 2011 Reel 26637, frame 623 | Kwok, Chu & Shindler LLC | Intellectual Ventures I LLC | Merger |
| Aug 24, 2021 Reel 57272, frame 950 | Intellectual Ventures I LLC | Intellectual Ventures Assets 175 LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 4, 2022 Reel 58537, frame 438 | Intellectual Ventures Assets 175 LLC | Distributed Media Solutions, 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
Jul 2028
Term ends Jul 6, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 2021 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
41
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.
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.