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US 8,078,565 In force
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Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 23, 2025 (Alter Domus (US) LLC).

Term ends Dec 28, 2029 · High confidence

Filed Jun 12, 2007 as application 11/761,776 · Granted Dec 13, 2011
Base term plus 930 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2007 2029
Clock starts
Jun 12, 2007
Term ends
Dec 28, 2029
Granted
Dec 13, 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
930
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.
4
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This patent's term runs 930 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jun 12, 2007, when this application, 11/761,776, was filedJun 12, 2027High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+930 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordDec 28, 2029High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderDec 28, 2029High confidence

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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Jun 13, 2007
Reel 19422, frame 594
Arseneault, Robert L.; Chiganmy, Vani T.; Cohen, Robert L.; Cokely, David P.; Guadagnoli, Enzo; Health, David M.; Moses, Stefanie L.; Rubio, Sergio A.; Torres, Hector C.Kana Software, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Aug 5, 2007
Reel 19647, frame 533
Arseneault, Robert L.; Chiganmy, Vani T.; Cohen, Robert L.; Cokely, David P.; Guadagnoli, Enzo; Heath, David M.; Moses, Stefanie L.; Rubio, Sergio A.; Torres, Hector C.Kana Software, Inc.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Spelling of Assignor's Name from David Health to David Heath Previously Recorded on Reel 019422 Frame 0594. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the to Kana Software, Inc..
Jul 31, 2009
Reel 23032, frame 389
Kana Software, Inc.Agility Capital, LLCSecurity Agreement
Jan 25, 2010
Reel 23839, frame 470
Kana Software, Inc.Kay Technology Corp., Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 27, 2010
Reel 23854, frame 718
Kay Technology Corp., Inc.Kana Software, Inc.Change of Name
Jul 31, 2012
Reel 28683, frame 59
Kana Software, Inc.Silicon Valley Bank, As Administrative AgentSecurity Agreement
Nov 26, 2013
Reel 31731, frame 131
Agility Capital LLCKana Software, Inc.Payoff Letter and Lien Release
Feb 3, 2014
Reel 32119, frame 617
Silicon Valley Bank (as Administrative Agent)Kana Software, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Feb 3, 2014
Reel 32153, frame 89
Kana Software, Inc.; Overtone, Inc.Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch (as Collateral Agent)Security Agreement
Mar 15, 2015
Reel 35167, frame 848
Kana Software, Inc.Verint Americas Inc.Merger
Jun 30, 2017
Reel 42872, frame 615
Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands BranchVerint Americas Inc., Successor-by-Merger to Kana Software, Inc. and Overtone, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jul 21, 2017
Reel 43293, frame 567
Verint Americas Inc.JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentGrant of Security Interest in Patent Rights
Nov 26, 2025
Reel 73796, frame 639
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentVerint Americas Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (043293/0567)
Dec 23, 2025
Reel 74034, frame 292
Verint Americas Inc.Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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