Also listed on Cooliris, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 29, 2022 (Royal Bank of Canada).
Term ends Dec 6, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 21, 2027
Held by Yahoo Assets LLC
Filed May 21, 2007 as application 11/751,540 · Granted Jun 17, 2014
Base term plus 565 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2028
Clock starts
May 21, 2007
May 21, 2007
Term ends
Dec 6, 2028
Dec 6, 2028
Granted
Jun 17, 2014
Jun 17, 2014
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
565
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 565 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts May 21, 2007, when this application, 11/751,540, was filed | May 21, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +565 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 6, 2028 | 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 | Dec 6, 2028 | High 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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2007 Reel 20081, frame 296 | Bhumkar, Soujanya | Cooliris, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 23, 2009 Reel 22147, frame 486 | Bhumkar, Soujanya; Mehta, Mayank; Schwarzapel, Josh; Shoemaker, Austin | Cooliris, Inc. | To Correct Notice of Recordation Which Was Recorded at Reel 020081/FRAME 0296 Where by Mistake Only One Assignor Was Named |
| Mar 31, 2014 Reel 32563, frame 456 | Cooliris, Inc. | Montage Capital Ii, L.p. | Security Interest |
| Nov 22, 2014 Reel 34241, frame 793 | Montage Capital Ii, L.p. | Cooliris, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 5, 2014 Reel 34398, frame 787 | Cooliris, Inc. | Yahoo! Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 23, 2017 Reel 42963, frame 211 | Yahoo! Inc. | Yahoo Holdings, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 2, 2018 Reel 45240, frame 310 | Yahoo Holdings, Inc. | Oath Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 26, 2020 Reel 54258, frame 635 | Oath Inc. | Verizon Media Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 16, 2021 Reel 58982, frame 282 | Yahoo Ad Tech LLC (Formerly Verizon Media Inc.) | Yahoo Assets LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 29, 2022 Reel 61571, frame 773 | Yahoo Assets LLC | Royal Bank of Canada, as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement (First Lien) |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Dec 2028
Term ends Dec 6, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 565 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
197
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.