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Method and System for Promoting User Generation of Content

US 8,214,261 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded May 8, 2021 (Alter Domus (US) LLC).

Term ends Nov 6, 2029 · High confidence

Held by Bazaarvoice
Filed Nov 6, 2009 as application 12/614,016 · Granted Jul 3, 2012
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2009 2029
Clock starts
Nov 6, 2009
Term ends
Nov 6, 2029
Granted
Jul 3, 2012
base term 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.
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.
3
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Nov 6, 2009, when this application, 12/614,016, was filedNov 6, 2029High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh 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 orderNov 6, 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
Feb 3, 2010
Reel 23896, frame 22
Chen, Andrew; Decker, Sam; Smolev, Maksim BorisovichBazaarvoiceAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 19, 2010
Reel 24106, frame 886
Chen, Andrew; Decker, Sam; Smolev, Maksim BorisovichBazaarvoiceAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 30, 2012
Reel 27616, frame 53
Bazaarvoice, Inc., a Delaware CorporationComerica Bank, a Texas Banking AssociationSecurity Agreement
Nov 26, 2014
Reel 34474, frame 627
Bazaarvoice, Inc.Comerica Bank, As AgentAmended and Restated Intellectual Property Security Agreement
Jan 18, 2018
Reel 44659, frame 465
Comerica BankBazaarvoice, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Feb 1, 2018
Reel 44804, frame 452
Bazaarvoice, Inc.Golub Capital Markets LLCSecurity Interest
May 8, 2021
Reel 56179, frame 176
Bazaarvoice, Inc.; Curalate, Inc.Alter Domus (US) LLCSecurity Interest
May 12, 2021
Reel 56208, frame 562
Golub Capital Markets LLCBazaarvoice, Inc.Release of Security Interest Recorded at 044804/0452

Sources

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