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US 8,416,221 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Corel TW Corp., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Collateral for a security interest recorded May 1, 2026 (First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company).

Term ends Nov 20, 2030 · High confidence

Filed Aug 2, 2007 as application 11/832,655 · Granted Apr 9, 2013
Base term plus 1206 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2007 2030
Clock starts
Aug 2, 2007
Term ends
Nov 20, 2030
Granted
Apr 9, 2013
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
1,206
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.
2
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term runs 1206 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

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Aug 2, 2007, when this application, 11/832,655, was filedAug 2, 2027High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+1206 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordNov 20, 2030High 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 20, 2030High confidence

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US 8,416,221this patent
Nov 2030
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US 9,304,684Lapsed on the fee record
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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
Aug 9, 2007
Reel 19675, frame 419
Chang, Chien-chuan; Lin, Ming-huangIntervideo, Digital Tech. Corp.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 17, 2008
Reel 20814, frame 597
Intervideo Digital Technology Corp.Corel TW Corp.Change of Name
Nov 22, 2010
Reel 25387, frame 45
Corel TW CorporationCorel CorporationAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 21, 2013
Reel 30657, frame 487
Corel Corporation; Corel US Holdings, LLC; Corel Inc.; Winzip International LLC; Winzip Computing LLC; Winzip Computing LPWilmington Trust, National AssociationSecurity Agreement
Dec 23, 2016
Reel 41187, frame 165
Corel CorporationSilicon Valley Bank, As Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Jan 4, 2017
Reel 41246, frame 1
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationCorel Corporation; Corel US Holdings,llc; Vapc (Lux) S.Á.R.L.Release of Security Interest
Jan 4, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationCorel CorporationRelease of Security Interest
Jan 4, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationCorel US Holdings,llcRelease of Security Interest
Jan 4, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationVapc (Lux) S.Á.R.L.Release of Security Interest
Jun 4, 2018
Reel 47229, frame 384
Silicon Valley Bank, As Administrative AgentCorel CorporationRelease of Security Interest
Jun 5, 2018
Reel 46299, frame 836
Corel CorporationUBS AG, Stamford BranchSecurity Interest
Jul 3, 2019
Reel 49678, frame 950
Cascade Bidco Corp.; Corel Inc.; Clearslide Inc.Citibank, N.a.Security Interest
Jul 3, 2019
Reel 49678, frame 980
Cascade Bidco Corp.; Corel Inc.; Clearslide Inc.Cantor Fitzgerald SecuritiesSecurity Interest
Jul 17, 2019
Reel 49773, frame 628
UBS AG, Stamford BranchCorel Corporation; Clearslide, Inc.Release of Security Interest Recorded at : Reel 046299 Frame 0836
Jul 17, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
UBS AG, Stamford BranchCorel CorporationRelease of Security Interest Recorded at : Reel 046299 Frame 0836
Jul 17, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
UBS AG, Stamford BranchClearslide, Inc.Release of Security Interest Recorded at : Reel 046299 Frame 0836
Jul 18, 2019
Reel 49787, frame 73
UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative and Collateral AgentCorel Corporation; Clearslide, Inc.; Parallels International GmbHRelease of Security Interest
Jul 18, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative and Collateral AgentCorel CorporationRelease of Security Interest
Jul 18, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative and Collateral AgentClearslide, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jul 18, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative and Collateral AgentParallels International GmbHRelease of Security Interest
May 1, 2026
Reel 75315, frame 928
Corel CorporationFirst-Citizens Bank & Trust CompanySecurity Interest
May 5, 2026
Reel 75559, frame 953
Citibank, N.A., as AgentCorel Corporation; Cascade Bidco Corp.; Corel Inc.; Clearslide Inc.Release of Security Interest
May 5, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.A., as AgentCorel CorporationRelease of Security Interest
May 5, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.A., as AgentCascade Bidco Corp.Release of Security Interest
May 5, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.A., as AgentCorel Inc.Release of Security Interest
May 5, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.A., as AgentClearslide Inc.Release of Security Interest
May 6, 2026
Reel 75522, frame 510
Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, As Collateral AgentClearslide Inc.; Corel Corporation (as Successor in Interest to Cascade Bidco Corp.)Termination and Release of Second Lien Security Interest in Patent Rights
May 6, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, As Collateral AgentClearslide Inc.Termination and Release of Second Lien Security Interest in Patent Rights
May 6, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, As Collateral AgentCorel Corporation (as Successor in Interest to Cascade Bidco Corp.)Termination and Release of Second Lien Security Interest in Patent Rights

Sources

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