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Chair Having a Dynamically-Flexible Back and Seat

US 9,033,411 In force
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Term ends Sep 21, 2032 · High confidence

Held by Living Style (B.V.I.) Limited
Filed Sep 21, 2012 · Granted May 19, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2012 2032
Clock starts
Sep 21, 2012
Term ends
Sep 21, 2032
Granted
May 19, 2015
base term fee events Updated Nov 1, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 1, 2026 and grant & fee data published Oct 27, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Sep 21, 2012Sep 21, 2032High 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 events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderSep 21, 2032High 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Aug 19, 2016
Reel 39489, frame 985
Mezzera, MarceloLF Centennial LimitedAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Sep 28, 2018
Reel 47160, frame 352
LF Centennial LimitedLiving Style (B.V.I.) LimitedAssignment of Assignor's Interest

Sources

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