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System and Method for Handling an Offer to Purchase a Followed Item

US 10,679,198 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded May 15, 2020 (JPP, LLC).

Term ends Feb 27, 2028 · High confidence

Filed Apr 14, 2011 as application 13/086,949 · Granted Jun 9, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2008 2028
Clock starts
Feb 27, 2008
Term ends
Feb 27, 2028
Granted
Jun 9, 2020
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.
1 of 1
Maintenance fees paid
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 1 of 1 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Feb 27, 2008, when application 12/038,315, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 14, 2011)Feb 27, 2028High 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 events1 of 1 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderFeb 27, 2028High confidence

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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
Apr 14, 2011
Reel 26129, frame 428
Schueller, Dana L.; Brillhart, Marisa Lynne; Grimm, Dan S.; Johnson, John; Agarwal, Shubham; Rudman, Theodore AlexanderSears Brands, L.l.c.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 5, 2018
Reel 45013, frame 355
Sears Brands, L.l.c.JPP, LLCSecurity Interest
Feb 12, 2019
Reel 48308, frame 275
Transform SR Brands LLCCantor Fitzgerald Securities, As AgentSecurity Interest
Feb 15, 2019
Reel 48352, frame 708
JPP, LLCSears Brands, L.l.c.Release of Security Interest
Feb 25, 2019
Reel 48424, frame 291
Transform SR Brands LLCCitibank, N.a.Security Interest
Feb 25, 2019
Reel 48433, frame 1
Transform SR Brands LLCBank Of America, N.a.Security Interest
Mar 27, 2019
Reel 48710, frame 182
Sears Brands, L.l.c.Transform SR Brands LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 22, 2019
Reel 49284, frame 149
Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, As AgentTransform SR Brands LLCRelease of Security Interest
Sep 20, 2019
Reel 50451, frame 309
Transform SR Brands LLCCantor Fitzgerald SecuritiesSecurity Interest
Mar 17, 2020
Reel 52183, frame 879
Bank Of America, N.a.Transform SR Brands LLCRelease of Security Interest
Mar 17, 2020
Reel 52184, frame 782
Cantor Fitzgerald SecuritiesTransform SR Brands LLCRelease of Security Interest
Mar 18, 2020
Reel 52188, frame 176
Citibank, N.A., as AgentTransform SR Brands LLCRelease of Security Interest
May 15, 2020
Reel 53467, frame 62
Transform SR Brands LLCJPP, LLCSecurity Interest
May 7, 2021
Reel 56179, frame 863
Transform SR Brands LLCCantor Fitzgerald SecuritiesSecurity Interest

Sources

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