Term ends Oct 19, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 19, 2030
Held by Strategy Inc.
Filed Oct 19, 2010 as application 12/907,494 · Granted Oct 23, 2012
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2010
2030
Clock starts
Oct 19, 2010
Oct 19, 2010
Term ends
Oct 19, 2030
Oct 19, 2030
Granted
Oct 23, 2012
Oct 23, 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
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Oct 19, 2010, when this application, 12/907,494, was filed | Oct 19, 2030 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 19, 2030 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,296,287 | this patent Oct 2030 | Oct 2030 |
| US 8,782,083 | Lapsed on the fee record Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 |
| US 9,454,594 | In force Oct 2030 | Oct 2030 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2011 Reel 25728, frame 170 | Cappiello, Scott; Feng, Xun; Kiryakov, Yuliyan; Yuan, Jun | Microstrategy Incorporated | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 22, 2021 Reel 56647, frame 687 | Microstrategy Incorporated | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 26, 2024 Reel 69065, frame 539 | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Successor in Interest to U.S. Bank National Association, in Its Capacity as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties | Microstrategy Incorporated; Microstrategy Services Corporation | Termination and Release of Patent Security Agreement at Reel/Frame: 056647/0687, Reel/Frame: 057435/0023, Reel/Frame: 059256/0247, Reel/Frame: 062794/0255 and Reel/Frame: 066663/0713 |
| Sep 26, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Successor in Interest to U.S. Bank National Association, in Its Capacity as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties | Microstrategy Incorporated | Termination and Release of Patent Security Agreement at Reel/Frame: 056647/0687, Reel/Frame: 057435/0023, Reel/Frame: 059256/0247, Reel/Frame: 062794/0255 and Reel/Frame: 066663/0713 |
| Sep 26, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Successor in Interest to U.S. Bank National Association, in Its Capacity as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties | Microstrategy Services Corporation | Termination and Release of Patent Security Agreement at Reel/Frame: 056647/0687, Reel/Frame: 057435/0023, Reel/Frame: 059256/0247, Reel/Frame: 062794/0255 and Reel/Frame: 066663/0713 |
| Sep 19, 2025 Reel 72909, frame 658 | Microstrategy Incorporated | Strategy Inc. | Change of Name |
Sources
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What's changing
Oct 2030
Term ends Oct 19, 2030. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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