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Also listed on Stratify, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 30, 2023 (The Bank of New York Mellon).

Term ends Jan 27, 2031 · High confidence

Filed May 25, 2010 as application 12/787,119 · Granted Jul 9, 2013
Base term plus 247 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2010 2031
Clock starts
May 25, 2010
Term ends
Jan 27, 2031
Granted
Jul 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
247
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.

This patent's term runs 247 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

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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts May 25, 2010, when this application, 12/787,119, was filedMay 25, 2030High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+247 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordJan 27, 2031High 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 orderJan 27, 2031High confidence

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
May 25, 2010
Reel 24439, frame 470
Maddali, Kumar; Thomas, JoyStratify, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 1, 2015
Reel 36001, frame 267
Stratify, Inc.Hewlett-Packard CompanyAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 1, 2015
Reel 36737, frame 587
Hewlett-Packard CompanyHewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 9, 2015
Reel 37079, frame 1
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 9, 2017
Reel 42746, frame 130
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPEntit Software LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 11, 2017
Reel 44183, frame 577
Entit Software LLC; Arcsight, LLCJpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Security Interest
Oct 11, 2017
Reel 44183, frame 718
Attachmate Corporation; Borland Software Corporation; Netiq Corporation; Micro Focus (US), Inc.; Micro Focus Software, Inc.; Entit Software LLC; Arcsight, LLC; Serena Software, Inc.Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Security Interest
Aug 8, 2019
Reel 50004, frame 1
Entit Software LLCMicro Focus LLCChange of Name
Feb 2, 2023
Reel 62746, frame 399
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Micro Focus LLC (F/K/A Entit Software LLC); Borland Software Corporation; Micro Focus (US), Inc.; Serena Software, Inc.; Attachmate Corporation; Micro Focus Software Inc. (F/K/A Novell, Inc.); Netiq CorporationRelease of Security Interest Reel/Frame 044183/0718
Feb 2, 2023
Reel 63560, frame 1
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Micro Focus LLC (F/K/A Entit Software LLC)Release of Security Interest Reel/Frame 044183/0577
Feb 2, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Micro Focus LLC (F/K/A Entit Software LLC)Release of Security Interest Reel/Frame 044183/0718
Feb 2, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Borland Software CorporationRelease of Security Interest Reel/Frame 044183/0718
Feb 2, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Micro Focus (US), Inc.Release of Security Interest Reel/Frame 044183/0718
Feb 2, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Serena Software, Inc.Release of Security Interest Reel/Frame 044183/0718
Feb 2, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Attachmate CorporationRelease of Security Interest Reel/Frame 044183/0718
Feb 2, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Micro Focus Software Inc. (F/K/A Novell, Inc.)Release of Security Interest Reel/Frame 044183/0718
Feb 2, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Netiq CorporationRelease of Security Interest Reel/Frame 044183/0718
May 4, 2023
Reel 63546, frame 230
Micro Focus LLCBarclays Bank PLCSecurity Interest
Aug 30, 2023
Reel 64760, frame 862
Micro Focus LLCThe Bank of New York MellonSecurity Interest
Jun 21, 2024
Reel 67807, frame 76
Barclays Bank PLCMicro Focus LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 063546/0181)

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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