Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 26, 2026 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Sep 29, 2035 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 29, 2035
Held by Nice Ltd.
Filed Sep 29, 2015 as application 14/868,790 · Granted Jun 6, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2015
2035
Clock starts
Sep 29, 2015
Sep 29, 2015
Term ends
Sep 29, 2035
Sep 29, 2035
Granted
Jun 6, 2017
Jun 6, 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.
10
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 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Sep 29, 2015, when this application, 14/868,790, was filed | Sep 29, 2035 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High 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 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Sep 29, 2035 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,674,362 | this patent Sep 2035 | Sep 2035 |
| US 9,986,094 | In force Sep 2035 | Sep 2035 |
| US 10,142,475 | In force Sep 2035 | Sep 2035 |
| US 10,270,912 | In force Sep 2035 | Sep 2035 |
| US 10,404,860 | In force Sep 2035 | Sep 2035 |
| US 10,567,585 | In force Sep 2035 | Sep 2035 |
| US 10,715,667 | In force Sep 2035 | Sep 2035 |
| US 11,019,210 | In force Sep 2035 | Sep 2035 |
8 of 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2015 Reel 36997, frame 510 | Piaggio, Natalia Beatriz; Newnham, Leonard Michael | Nice-Systems Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 18, 2016 Reel 40387, frame 527 | Nice-Systems Ltd. | Nice Ltd. | Change of Name |
| Dec 6, 2016 Reel 40821, frame 818 | Nice Ltd.; Nice Systems Inc.; AC2 Solutions, Inc.; Actimize Limited; Incontact, Inc.; Nexidia, Inc.; Nice Systems Technologies, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Feb 25, 2026 Reel 75018, frame 663 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Nice Ltd.; Nice Systems Inc.; AC² Solutions, Inc.; Actimize Limited; Incontact, Inc.; Nexidia, Inc.; Nice Systems Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040821/0818) |
| Feb 25, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Nice Ltd. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040821/0818) |
| Feb 25, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Nice Systems Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040821/0818) |
| Feb 25, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | AC² Solutions, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040821/0818) |
| Feb 25, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Actimize Limited | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040821/0818) |
| Feb 25, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Incontact, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040821/0818) |
| Feb 25, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Nexidia, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040821/0818) |
| Feb 25, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Nice Systems Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040821/0818) |
| Feb 26, 2026 Reel 74986, frame 208 | Nice Ltd.; Nice Systems Inc.; Nice Systems Technologies Inc.; Incontact, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
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Sep 2035
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Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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