Collateral for a security interest recorded May 13, 2026 (Wilmington Trust, National Association).
Term ends May 28, 2035 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends May 28, 2035
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Multi-Color Corporation
Filed May 11, 2020 as application 16/871,694 · Granted Oct 24, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2015
2035
Clock starts
May 28, 2015
May 28, 2015
Term ends
May 28, 2035
May 28, 2035
Granted
Oct 24, 2023
Oct 24, 2023
base term
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.
0 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
8
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. 0 of 2 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Medium. 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 May 28, 2015, when application 14/724,021, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 11, 2020); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | May 28, 2035 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium 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 | 0 of 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 28, 2035 | Medium confidence |
This family
| Application 14/724,021 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 10,325,528 | In force May 2035 | May 2035 |
| US 10,650,706 | In force no later than May 2035 | no later than May 2035 |
| US 11,798,437 | this patent May 2035 | May 2035 |
| Application 17/350,370 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 12,676,088 | In force no later than Jun 2035 | no later than Jun 2035 |
| Application PCT/US2022/033395 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 12,444,324 | In force May 2035 | May 2035 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2020 Reel 53511, frame 245 | McKillip, Barron G.; Kainec, Samantha L.; Cassani, Paul J. | Multi-Color Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 30, 2021 Reel 57678, frame 580 | W/S Packaging Group, Inc.; Multi-Color Corporation; MCC-Norwood, LLC | Bank Of America, N.a. | Term Loan Security Agreement |
| Oct 29, 2021 Reel 57973, frame 614 | Multi-Color Corporation; MCC-Norwood, LLC; W/S Packaging Group, Inc. | Barclays Bank PLC | Abl Security Agreement |
| Oct 29, 2021 Reel 57973, frame 625 | Multi-Color Corporation; MCC-Norwood, LLC; W/S Packaging Group, Inc. | Barclays Bank PLC | Cash Flow Security Agreement |
| Oct 29, 2021 Reel 57973, frame 739 | Multi-Color Corporation; MCC-Norwood, LLC; W/S Packaging Group, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Notes Security Agreement |
| Oct 29, 2021 Reel 57974, frame 801 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Multi-Color Corporation; MCC-Norwood, LLC; W/S Packaging Group, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Multi-Color Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | MCC-Norwood, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 29, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | W/S Packaging Group, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 17, 2024 Reel 69180, frame 836 | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Hammer Packaging Corp.; MCC-Norwood LLC; W/S Packaging Group, Inc.; Multi-Color Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 17, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Hammer Packaging Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 17, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | MCC-Norwood LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 17, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | W/S Packaging Group, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 17, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Multi-Color Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| May 12, 2026 Reel 75560, frame 963 | Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral Agent | MCC-Norwood, LLC; Multi-Color Corporation; W/S Packaging Group, LLC (F/K/A W/S Packaging Group, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest at 57973/0625 |
| May 12, 2026 Reel 75561, frame 809 | MCC-Norwood, LLC; Multi-Color Corporation; W/S Packaging Group, LLC; MCC Manufacturing, Inc. | Barclays Bank PLC, as Agent | Security Interest (EXIT Abl) |
| May 12, 2026 Reel 75630, frame 609 | Barclays Bank PLC, as Agent | MCC-Norwood, LLC; Multi-Color Corporation; W/S Packaging Group, LLC (F/K/A W/S Packaging Group, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest at 57973/0614 |
| May 12, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral Agent | MCC-Norwood, LLC | Release of Security Interest at 57973/0625 |
| May 12, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral Agent | Multi-Color Corporation | Release of Security Interest at 57973/0625 |
| May 12, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral Agent | W/S Packaging Group, LLC (F/K/A W/S Packaging Group, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest at 57973/0625 |
| May 12, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC, as Agent | MCC-Norwood, LLC | Release of Security Interest at 57973/0614 |
| May 12, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC, as Agent | Multi-Color Corporation | Release of Security Interest at 57973/0614 |
| May 12, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC, as Agent | W/S Packaging Group, LLC (F/K/A W/S Packaging Group, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest at 57973/0614 |
| May 13, 2026 Reel 74647, frame 541 | MCC-Norwood, LLC; Multi-Color Corporation; W/S Packaging Group, LLC; MCC Manufacturing, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| May 19, 2026 Reel 75600, frame 983 | MCC-Norwood, LLC; Multi-Color Corporation; W/S Packaging Group, LLC; MCC Manufacturing, Inc. | Acquiom Agency Services LLC, as Agent | Notice and Confirmation of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| May 19, 2026 Reel 75623, frame 138 | MCC-Norwood, LLC; Multi-Color Corporation; W/S Packaging Group, LLC; MCC Manufacturing, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Notice and Confirmation of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
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May 2035
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