Also listed on Nokia Corporation, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Lapsed May 5, 2023 on the fee record · High confidence
20-year base term ended Oct 11, 2026
Second maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Oct 11, 2006
May 5, 2023
May 5, 2015
Oct 11, 2026
Its term would have run to Oct 11, 2026: its 20-year base term plus 40 days of term adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document caps it earlier. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Oct 11, 2006, when application 11/545,600, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 27, 2013) | Oct 11, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +40 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 20, 2026 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 8,155,696, US 8,238,939, US 8,452,329) | capped to Oct 11, 2026 | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 1 of 2 maintenance fees paid | lapsed May 5, 2023 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 5, 2023 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,155,696 | In force Nov 2029 | Nov 2029 |
| US 8,238,939 | Lapsed on the fee record Aug 2020 | Aug 2020 |
| Application PCT/US2006/048203 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| Application PCT/US2007/086659 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,452,329 | Term ended Oct 2026 | Oct 2026 |
| US 9,026,035 | this patent May 2023 | May 2023 |
Assignments
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2013 Reel 30490, frame 733 | Swanburg, Scott Allen; Wuthnow, Mark; Ryan, James Patrick; Chien, Herman; Smith, Roger Julian | Cingular Wireless II, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 27, 2013 Reel 30490, frame 740 | AT&T Mobility II, LLC | AT&T Mobility II LLC | Change of Name |
| May 27, 2013 Reel 30490, frame 770 | Cingular Wireless II, LLC | AT&T Mobility II, LLC | Change of Name |
| Feb 28, 2024 Reel 66588, frame 122 | AT&T Mobility II LLC | Nokia Technologies Oy | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
This term is capped by a terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,155,696, US 8,238,939, US 8,452,329.