Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 30, 2023 (The Bank of New York Mellon).
Term ends Sep 23, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 30, 2029
Held by Entit Software LLC
Filed Oct 30, 2009 as application 12/610,221 · Granted Jan 20, 2015
Base term plus 1059 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2009
2032
Clock starts
Oct 30, 2009
Oct 30, 2009
Term ends
Sep 23, 2032
Sep 23, 2032
Granted
Jan 20, 2015
Jan 20, 2015
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
1,059
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
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term runs 1059 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 Oct 30, 2009, when this application, 12/610,221, was filed | Oct 30, 2029 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1059 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Sep 23, 2032 | 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 | Sep 23, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,938,067 | this patent Sep 2032 | Sep 2032 |
| US 9,489,521 | In force Oct 2029 | Oct 2029 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2009 Reel 23452, frame 762 | Martin, Luther W.; Spies, Terence; Pauker, Matthew J. | Voltage Security, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 7, 2014 Reel 32170, frame 273 | Voltage Security, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing VI, Inc.; Venture Lending & Leasing VII, Inc. | Security Agreement |
| Feb 7, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Voltage Security, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing VI, Inc. | Security Agreement |
| Feb 7, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Voltage Security, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing VII, Inc. | Security Agreement |
| Feb 27, 2015 Reel 35110, frame 726 | Venture Lending & Leasing VI, Inc.; Venture Lending & Leasing VII, Inc. | Voltage Security, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 11, 2017 Reel 44183, frame 577 | Entit Software LLC; Arcsight, LLC | Jpmorgan 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 |
| Dec 17, 2018 Reel 51198, frame 611 | Voltage Security, Inc. | Voltage Security, LLC | Change of Name |
| Dec 17, 2018 Reel 51199, frame 74 | Voltage Security, LLC; Entit Software LLC | Entit Software LLC | Merger and Change 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 Corporation | Release 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 Corporation | Release 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 Corporation | Release 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 Corporation | Release of Security Interest Reel/Frame 044183/0718 |
| May 4, 2023 Reel 63546, frame 230 | Micro Focus LLC | Barclays Bank PLC | Security Interest |
| Aug 30, 2023 Reel 64760, frame 862 | Micro Focus LLC | The Bank of New York Mellon | Security Interest |
| Jun 21, 2024 Reel 67807, frame 76 | Barclays Bank PLC | Micro Focus LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 063546/0181) |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
Free plan: 3 watched companies. Pro: unlimited.
Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
What's changing
Sep 2032
Term ends Sep 23, 2032. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 1059 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
35
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 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.