Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 13, 2021 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Nov 28, 2026 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 28, 2026
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by CommVault Systems, Inc.
Filed May 7, 2014 as application 14/271,756 · Granted Aug 4, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Nov 28, 2006
Nov 28, 2006
Term ends
Nov 28, 2026
Nov 28, 2026
Granted
Aug 4, 2015
Aug 4, 2015
base term
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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.
2 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
9
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 2 of 2 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Medium. 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 Nov 28, 2006, when application 11/564,174, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 7, 2014); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Nov 28, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium 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 | 2 of 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 28, 2026 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 7,801,864 | In force Jul 2029 | Jul 2029 |
| US 8,131,725 | Lapsed on the fee record Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| US 8,352,472 | Lapsed on the fee record Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 |
| US 8,725,737 | Lapsed on the fee record May 2026 | May 2026 |
| US 9,098,542 | this patent Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| US 9,606,994 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| US 10,198,451 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| US 11,256,665 | Lapsed on the fee record Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
8 of 9 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2014 Reel 33266, frame 678 | CommVault Systems, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Aug 13, 2014 Reel 33529, frame 891 | Prahlad, Anand; Schwartz, Jeremy Alan; Ngo, David; Brockway, Brian; Muller, Marcus S. | CommVault Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 6, 2021 Reel 54913, frame 905 | Bank Of America, N.a. | CommVault Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 13, 2021 Reel 58496, frame 836 | CommVault Systems, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Apr 16, 2025 Reel 70864, frame 344 | CommVault Systems, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Supplemental Confirmatory Grant of Security Interest in United States Patents |
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What's changing
Nov 2026
Term ends Nov 28, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
30
later US patents cite this one
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