Term ends Mar 14, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 14, 2027
Held by Clearone Holding, LLC
Filed Mar 18, 2011 as application 13/051,280 · Granted Dec 4, 2012
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Mar 14, 2007
Mar 14, 2007
Term ends
Mar 14, 2027
Mar 14, 2027
Granted
Dec 4, 2012
Dec 4, 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.
2
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 Mar 14, 2007, when application 11/686,250, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 18, 2011) | Mar 14, 2027 | 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 | Mar 14, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,912,211 | In force Jan 2030 | Jan 2030 |
| US 8,325,911 | this patent Mar 2027 | Mar 2027 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2011 Reel 26188, frame 69 | Lambert, David K. | Clearone | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 9, 2016 Reel 37508, frame 83 | Lambert, David K. | Clearone Communications Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the the Receiving Party Data on the Cover Sheet and in the Assignment Records Previously Recorded on Reel 026188 Frame 0069. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Correct Name of the Receiving Party Is Clearone Communications, Inc.. |
| Mar 13, 2016 Reel 38075, frame 21 | Clearone Communications, Inc. | Clearone Inc. | Change of Name |
| Oct 30, 2025 Reel 73144, frame 390 | Clearone Holding, LLC | Biamp Systems, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 18, 2025 Reel 73179, frame 609 | Clearone, Inc. | Clearone Holding, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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What's changing
Mar 2027
Term ends Mar 14, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
7
later US patents cite this one
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