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US 12,720,168 · App. 18/223,191 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

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Patent No.
US 12,720,168
App. No.
18/223,191
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 3, 2024
From: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
To: ADEIA GUIDES INC.
Reel/Frame 069106/0171 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2023
From: WITTKE, DAVID GERALD
To: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Reel/Frame 064299/0465 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17947643 · Sep 19, 2022
Continuation 16143184 · Sep 26, 2018
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