Collateral for a security interest recorded Mar 4, 2024 (Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Successor Collateral Agent).
Term ends Jun 25, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 11, 2033
Held by BMC Software, Inc.
Filed Mar 11, 2013 as application 13/793,365 · Granted Dec 22, 2015
Base term plus 106 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Mar 11, 2013
Mar 11, 2013
Term ends
Jun 25, 2033
Jun 25, 2033
Granted
Dec 22, 2015
Dec 22, 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
106
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,218,226, to Jun 25, 2033. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
2 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.
3
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 106 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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 Mar 11, 2013, when this application, 13/793,365, was filed | Mar 11, 2033 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +106 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jun 25, 2033 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 9,218,226) | resolves to Jun 25, 2033, no earlier than this term, so no change | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jun 25, 2033 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,218,401 | this patent Jun 2033 | Jun 2033 |
| US 9,679,059 | In force Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
| US 10,572,553 | In force Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2013 Reel 29964, frame 414 | Dee, Stanley James; Lubrano, Anthony Louis; Cole, Stephen Ray | BMC Software, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 11, 2013 Reel 31204, frame 225 | BMC Software, Inc.; BladeLogic, Inc. | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jul 27, 2017 Reel 43351, frame 189 | BMC Software, Inc.; BladeLogic, Inc. | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 2, 2018 Reel 47185, frame 744 | BMC Software, Inc.; BladeLogic, Inc. | Credit Suisse, AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 5, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | BMC Software, Inc. | Release of Patents |
| Oct 5, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | BladeLogic, Inc. | Release of Patents |
| Oct 5, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | BMC Acquisition L.L.C. | Release of Patents |
| Oct 5, 2018 Reel 47198, frame 468 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | BMC Software, Inc.; BladeLogic, Inc.; BMC Acquisition L.L.C. | Release of Patents |
| Jun 4, 2020 Reel 52854, frame 139 | BMC Software, Inc.; BladeLogic, Inc. | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 30, 2021 Reel 57683, frame 582 | BMC Software, Inc.; BladeLogic, Inc. | Alter Domus (US) LLC | Grant of Second Lien Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Feb 1, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Alter Domus (US) LLC | BMC Software, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Feb 1, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Alter Domus (US) LLC | BladeLogic, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Feb 1, 2024 Reel 66567, frame 283 | Alter Domus (US) LLC | BMC Software, Inc.; BladeLogic, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Mar 4, 2024 Reel 66729, frame 889 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Resigning Collateral Agent | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Successor Collateral Agent | Omnibus Assignment of Security Interests in Patent Collateral |
| Aug 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | BMC Software, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (052844/0646) |
| Aug 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | BladeLogic, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (052844/0646) |
| Aug 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | BMC Software, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (052854/0139) |
| Aug 6, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | BladeLogic, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (052854/0139) |
| Aug 6, 2024 Reel 68339, frame 408 | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | BMC Software, Inc.; BladeLogic, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (052844/0646) |
| Aug 6, 2024 Reel 68339, frame 617 | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | BMC Software, Inc.; BladeLogic, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (052854/0139) |
| Nov 13, 2024 Reel 69352, frame 568 | BMC Software, Inc.; BladeLogic, Inc. | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Collateral Agent | Grant of Second Lien Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 13, 2024 Reel 69352, frame 628 | BMC Software, Inc.; BladeLogic, Inc. | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Collateral Agent | Grant of First Lien Security Interest in Patent Rights |
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What's changing
Jun 2033
Term ends Jun 25, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 106 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,218,226, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
28
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
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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.