Also listed on PSS Systems, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 26, 2024 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Feb 20, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Mar 30, 2024
Held by Progress Software Corporation
Filed Mar 30, 2004 as application 10/815,229 · Granted Jun 29, 2010
Base term plus 1057 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2004
2027
Clock starts
Mar 30, 2004
Mar 30, 2004
Term ends
Feb 20, 2027
Feb 20, 2027
Granted
Jun 29, 2010
Jun 29, 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
1,057
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 1057 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 Mar 30, 2004, when this application, 10/815,229, was filed | Mar 30, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1057 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Feb 20, 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 | Feb 20, 2027 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2004 Reel 15180, frame 533 | Kenrich, Michael Frederick; Gutnik, Yevgeniy | PSS Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 12, 2007 Reel 18875, frame 608 | Pervasive Security Systems, Inc. | PSS Systems, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Feb 12, 2007 Reel 18875, frame 612 | PSS Systems, Inc. | Guardian Data Storage, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 18, 2013 Reel 30638, frame 219 | Guardian Data Storage, LLC | Intellectual Ventures I LLC | Merger |
| May 17, 2019 Reel 49214, frame 747 | Intellectual Ventures I LLC | Intellectual Ventures Assets 131 LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 21, 2019 Reel 49242, frame 574 | Intellectual Ventures Assets 131 LLC | Citrix Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 30, 2022 Reel 62079, frame 1 | Citrix Systems, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Security Interest |
| Oct 7, 2022 Reel 62112, frame 262 | Tibco Software Inc.; Citrix Systems, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Oct 7, 2022 Reel 62113, frame 1 | Tibco Software Inc.; Citrix Systems, Inc. | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Collateral Agent | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Oct 7, 2022 Reel 62113, frame 470 | Tibco Software Inc.; Citrix Systems, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Apr 14, 2023 Reel 63339, frame 525 | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Collateral Agent | Citrix Systems, Inc.; Cloud Software Group, Inc. (F/K/A Tibco Software Inc.) | Release and Reassignment of Security Interest in Patent (Reel/Frame 062113/0001) |
| Apr 14, 2023 Reel 63340, frame 164 | Cloud Software Group, Inc. (F/K/A Tibco Software Inc.); Citrix Systems, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Apr 14, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Collateral Agent | Citrix Systems, Inc. | Release and Reassignment of Security Interest in Patent (Reel/Frame 062113/0001) |
| Apr 14, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Collateral Agent | Cloud Software Group, Inc. (F/K/A Tibco Software Inc.) | Release and Reassignment of Security Interest in Patent (Reel/Frame 062113/0001) |
| May 24, 2024 Reel 67662, frame 568 | Cloud Software Group, Inc. (F/K/A Tibco Software Inc.); Citrix Systems, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Nov 2, 2024 Reel 69291, frame 492 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Citrix Systems, Inc.; Cloud Software Group, Inc. (F/K/A Tibco Software Inc.) | Release of Certain Patent Security Interests at Reel/Frame 062112/0262 |
| Nov 2, 2024 Reel 69291, frame 503 | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Citrix Systems, Inc.; Cloud Software Group, Inc. (F/K/A Tibco Software Inc.) | Release of Certain Patent Security Interests at Reel/Frame 063340/0164 |
| Nov 2, 2024 Reel 69291, frame 514 | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Citrix Systems, Inc.; Cloud Software Group, Inc. (F/K/A Tibco Software Inc.) | Release of Certain Patent Security Interests at Reel/Frame 062113/0470 |
| Nov 2, 2024 Reel 69291, frame 525 | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Citrix Systems, Inc.; Cloud Software Group, Inc. (F/K/A Tibco Software Inc.) | Release of Certain Patent Security Interests at Reel/Frame 067662/0568 |
| Nov 2, 2024 Reel 69291, frame 536 | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Citrix Systems, Inc. | Release of Certain Patent Security Interests at Reel/Frame 062079/0001 |
| Nov 2, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Citrix Systems, Inc. | Release of Certain Patent Security Interests at Reel/Frame 062112/0262 |
| Nov 2, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Cloud Software Group, Inc. (F/K/A Tibco Software Inc.) | Release of Certain Patent Security Interests at Reel/Frame 062112/0262 |
| Nov 2, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Citrix Systems, Inc. | Release of Certain Patent Security Interests at Reel/Frame 063340/0164 |
| Nov 2, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Cloud Software Group, Inc. (F/K/A Tibco Software Inc.) | Release of Certain Patent Security Interests at Reel/Frame 063340/0164 |
| Nov 2, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Citrix Systems, Inc. | Release of Certain Patent Security Interests at Reel/Frame 062113/0470 |
| Nov 2, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Cloud Software Group, Inc. (F/K/A Tibco Software Inc.) | Release of Certain Patent Security Interests at Reel/Frame 062113/0470 |
| Nov 2, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Citrix Systems, Inc. | Release of Certain Patent Security Interests at Reel/Frame 067662/0568 |
| Nov 2, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Cloud Software Group, Inc. (F/K/A Tibco Software Inc.) | Release of Certain Patent Security Interests at Reel/Frame 067662/0568 |
| Dec 12, 2024 Reel 69618, frame 836 | Citrix Systems, Inc. | Progress Software Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 26, 2024 Reel 69784, frame 578 | Progress Software Corporation | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Jul 21, 2025 Reel 72094, frame 790 | Progress Software Corporation | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security 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
Feb 2027
Term ends Feb 20, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 1057 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
137
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% 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
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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.