Term ends Apr 26, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 5, 2032
Held by Flash Networks, Ltd.
Filed Sep 5, 2012 as application 13/603,465 · Granted Jul 4, 2017
Base term plus 233 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2012
2033
Clock starts
Sep 5, 2012
Sep 5, 2012
Term ends
Apr 26, 2033
Apr 26, 2033
Granted
Jul 4, 2017
Jul 4, 2017
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
233
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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 runs 233 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 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 Sep 5, 2012, when this application, 13/603,465, was filed | Sep 5, 2032 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +233 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Apr 26, 2033 | 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 | Apr 26, 2033 | High 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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2012 Reel 28896, frame 513 | Tzhori, Meiron; Gorokhovsky, Jenia; Litichevsky, Arik | Flash Networks, Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 14, 2014 Reel 33309, frame 712 | Flash Networks Ltd. | Kreos Capital IV (Expert Fund) Limited; Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, Ltd. | Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Flash Networks Ltd. | Kreos Capital IV (Expert Fund) Limited | Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Flash Networks Ltd. | Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, Ltd. | Security Interest |
| May 16, 2018 Reel 46172, frame 758 | Kreos Capital IV (Expert Fund) Limited | Flash Networks Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 16, 2018 Reel 46174, frame 432 | Flash Networks Ltd. | Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, Ltd. | Security Interest |
| Aug 3, 2020 Reel 53381, frame 675 | Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, Ltd. | Flash Networks Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Apr 2033
Term ends Apr 26, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 233 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
5
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.