Collateral for a security interest recorded Mar 4, 2024 (Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Successor Collateral Agent).
Term ends Mar 11, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 11, 2033
Held by BMC Software, Inc.
Filed Nov 17, 2015 as application 14/943,717 · Granted Jun 13, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Mar 11, 2013
Mar 11, 2013
Term ends
Mar 11, 2033
Mar 11, 2033
Granted
Jun 13, 2017
Jun 13, 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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,218,401, to Mar 11, 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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for 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 application 13/793,365, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 17, 2015) | Mar 11, 2033 | 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 9,218,401) | resolves to Mar 11, 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 | Mar 11, 2033 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,218,401 | In force Jun 2033 | Jun 2033 |
| US 9,679,059 | this patent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2015 Reel 37063, frame 433 | Dee, Stanley James; Lubrano, Anthony Louis; Cole, Stephen Ray | BMC Software, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| 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
Mar 2033
Term ends Mar 11, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,218,401, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
4
later US patents cite this one
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