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Methods and a Computing Device for Determining Whether a Mark Is Genuine

US 9,519,942 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 17, 2015 (Horizon Technology Finance Corporation).

Term ends Feb 17, 2035 · High confidence

Filed Feb 17, 2015 as application 14/623,925 · Granted Dec 13, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2015 2035
Clock starts
Feb 17, 2015
Term ends
Feb 17, 2035
Granted
Dec 13, 2016
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.
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.
4
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Feb 17, 2015, when this application, 14/623,925, was filedFeb 17, 2035High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderFeb 17, 2035High confidence

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Application PCT/US2015/058620PCT application
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Application PCT/US2017/064900PCT application
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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Feb 17, 2015
Reel 34972, frame 589
Soborski, Michael L.Sys-Tech Solutions, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 17, 2015
Reel 36117, frame 511
Sys-Tech Solutions, Inc.Horizon Technology Finance CorporationSecurity Interest
Jun 6, 2016
Reel 38884, frame 163
Sys-Tech Solutions, Inc.Silicon Valley BankSupplement to IP Security Agreement
Sep 1, 2017
Reel 43471, frame 499
Sys-Tech Solutions, Inc.Silicon Valley BankSecurity Interest
Aug 5, 2019
Reel 49963, frame 612
Sys-Tech Solutions Inc.Silicon Valley BankSecond Amended and Restated Intellectual Property Security Agreement
Jan 27, 2020
Reel 51708, frame 380
Silicon Valley BankSys-Tech Solutions, Inc.Release of Security Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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