Term ends Aug 31, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 31, 2032
Held by Avecto Limited
Filed Aug 31, 2012 as application 13/601,686 · Granted Sep 2, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Aug 31, 2012
Aug 31, 2012
Term ends
Aug 31, 2032
Aug 31, 2032
Granted
Sep 2, 2014
Sep 2, 2014
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.
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
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 Aug 31, 2012, when this application, 13/601,686, was filed | Aug 31, 2032 | 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 | Aug 31, 2032 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2012 Reel 28907, frame 299 | Austin, Mark James | Avecto Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 3, 2018 Reel 47190, frame 202 | Avecto Ltd. | Jefferies Finance LLC, as the Collateral Agent | First Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Oct 4, 2018 Reel 47193, frame 542 | Avecto Ltd. | Jefferies Finance LLC, as the Collateral Agent | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Nov 28, 2023 Reel 65696, frame 980 | Jefferies Finance LLC | Avecto Ltd. | Release of First Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Nov 28, 2023 Reel 65697, frame 239 | Jefferies Finance LLC | Avecto Ltd. | Release of Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
Sources
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What's changing
Aug 2032
Term ends Aug 31, 2032. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
9
later US patents cite this one
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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.