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Method and System for Performing Distributed Deep-Packet Inspection

US 9,565,120 In force
OverviewAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Broadcom Broadband Access Ltd., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends Jan 30, 2032 · High confidence

Filed Jan 30, 2012 as application 13/361,169 · Granted Feb 7, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2012 2032
Clock starts
Jan 30, 2012
Term ends
Jan 30, 2032
Granted
Feb 7, 2017
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.

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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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jan 30, 2012, when this application, 13/361,169, was filedJan 30, 2032High 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 orderJan 30, 2032High confidence

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
Jan 30, 2012
Reel 27617, frame 366
Levy, Yoav; Ivancovsky, David; Tal, Doron; Sitton, Gal; Koren, AsafBroadlight, Ltd.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 7, 2012
Reel 29256, frame 895
Broadcom Broadband Acess Ltd.Broadcom International LimitedAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 7, 2012
Reel 29256, frame 939
Broadcom International LimitedBroadcom CorporationAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 7, 2012
Reel 29259, frame 975
Broadlight Ltd.Broadcom Broadband Access Ltd.Change of Name
Feb 11, 2016
Reel 37806, frame 1
Broadcom CorporationBank of America, N.A., as Collateral AgentPatent Security Agreement
Feb 1, 2017
Reel 41706, frame 1
Broadcom CorporationAvago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 3, 2017
Reel 41712, frame 1
Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral AgentBroadcom CorporationTermination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
Oct 5, 2018
Reel 47422, frame 464
Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. LimitedMerger
Mar 6, 2019
Reel 48883, frame 702
Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. LimitedCorrective Assignment to Correct the Execution Date Previously Recorded at Reel: 047422 Frame: 0464. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Merger.

Sources

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