Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 13, 2021 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Lapsed Mar 6, 2024 on the fee record · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 28, 2026
Third maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Held by CommVault Systems, Inc.
Filed Sep 20, 2010 as application 12/886,487 · Granted Mar 6, 2012
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Lapsed Mar 6, 2024
2006
2026
Clock starts
Nov 28, 2006
Nov 28, 2006
No longer in force
Mar 6, 2024
Mar 6, 2024
Granted
Mar 6, 2012
Mar 6, 2012
Term would have run to
Nov 28, 2026
Nov 28, 2026
base term
after the term ends
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 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.
9
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Its term would have run to Nov 28, 2026: its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 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 Nov 28, 2006, when application 11/564,174, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 20, 2010) | Nov 28, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Mar 6, 2024 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 6, 2024 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,801,864 | In force Jul 2029 | Jul 2029 |
| US 8,131,725 | this patent Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| US 8,352,472 | Lapsed on the fee record Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 |
| US 8,725,737 | Lapsed on the fee record May 2026 | May 2026 |
| US 9,098,542 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| US 9,606,994 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| US 10,198,451 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| US 11,256,665 | Lapsed on the fee record Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
8 of 9 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2011 Reel 26542, frame 671 | Prahlad, Anand; Schwartz, Jeremy Alan; Ngo, David; Brockway, Brian; Muller, Marcus S | CommVault Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 2, 2014 Reel 33266, frame 678 | CommVault Systems, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Jan 6, 2021 Reel 54913, frame 905 | Bank Of America, N.a. | CommVault Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 13, 2021 Reel 58496, frame 836 | CommVault Systems, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
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Citations
33
later US patents cite this one
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