Also listed on Mformation Software Technologies LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends May 23, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Jul 27, 2026
Held by Alcatel Lucent
Filed Jul 27, 2006 as application 11/495,003 · Granted Apr 12, 2011
Base term plus 666 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2028
Clock starts
Jul 27, 2006
Jul 27, 2006
Term ends
May 23, 2028
May 23, 2028
Granted
Apr 12, 2011
Apr 12, 2011
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
666
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 666 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 Jul 27, 2006, when this application, 11/495,003, was filed | Jul 27, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +666 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | May 23, 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 | May 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2008 Reel 21628, frame 832 | Nath, Badri; Kushwaha, Rakesh; Massam, Peter | Mformation Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 8, 2011 Reel 25916, frame 354 | Mformation Technologies, Incorporated | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Agreement |
| Jul 27, 2012 Reel 28655, frame 306 | Mformation Technolgies, Incorporated | WF Fund III Limited Partnership (C/O/B as Wellington Financial LP and Wellington Financial Fund III) | Security Agreement |
| Jan 22, 2013 Reel 29674, frame 109 | Silicon Valley Bank; WF Fund IV Limited Partnership, C/O/B as Wellington Financial LP and Wellington Financial Fund IV (F/K/A/ WF Fund III Limited Partnership); Mformation Technologies, Incorporated | Mformation Software Technologies, Inc. | Assignment and Release of Security Agreements |
| Jun 19, 2013 Reel 30658, frame 788 | Mformation Software Technologies, Inc. | Mformation Software Technologies LLC | Change of Name |
| May 25, 2016 Reel 38715, frame 431 | Mformation Software Technologies LLC | Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. | Merger |
| Jun 8, 2016 Reel 38839, frame 584 | Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. | Alcatel Lucent | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
May 2028
Term ends May 23, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 666 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
275
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
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