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US D686,723 In force
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Also listed on Brookstone Company, Inc., which filed it. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 9, 2014 (General Electric Capital Corporation).

Term ends Jul 23, 2027 · High confidence

Held by Brookstone Purchasing, Inc.
Filed Feb 14, 2012 · Granted Jul 23, 2013
Base term, 14 years from grant
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14 years from grant
2013 2027
Clock starts
Jul 23, 2013
Term ends
Jul 23, 2027
base term 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
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14 years from grant
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Base term, 14 years from grantGranted Jul 23, 2013Jul 23, 2027High 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
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJul 23, 2027High 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
Apr 24, 2012
Reel 28097, frame 374
Gulau, Stephen; Petersen, Christopher MBrookstone Purchasing, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 26, 2014
Reel 32334, frame 798
Brookstone Purchasing, Inc.Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationSecurity Agreement
Jul 9, 2014
Reel 33282, frame 640
Wells Fargo BankBrookstone Purchasing, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jul 9, 2014
Reel 33282, frame 664
Big Blue Audio LLC; Brookstone Company, Inc.; Brookstone Purchasing, Inc.General Electric Capital CorporationSecurity Interest
Aug 12, 2016
Reel 39669, frame 205
General Electric Capital CorporationWells Fargo Bank, National AssociationAssignment of Security Agreement for Patents
Jul 11, 2018
Reel 46539, frame 357
Brookstone Company, Inc.; Brookstone Purchasing, Inc.; Big Blue Audio LLCSanpower (Hong Kong) Company LimitedSecurity Interest
Aug 31, 2018
Reel 47570, frame 677
Big Blue Audio LLC; Brookstone Company, Inc.; Brookstone Purchasing, Inc.Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as AgentPatent Security Agreement
Oct 23, 2018
Reel 47296, frame 766
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBig Blue Audio, LLC; Brookstone Company, Inc.; Brookstone Purchasing, Inc.Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 33282/FRAME 664, Reel 36992/FRAME 599, Reel 37333/FRAME 878, and Reel 39669/FRAME 0205
Oct 23, 2018
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBig Blue Audio, LLCTermination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 33282/FRAME 664, Reel 36992/FRAME 599, Reel 37333/FRAME 878, and Reel 39669/FRAME 0205
Oct 23, 2018
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBrookstone Company, Inc.Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 33282/FRAME 664, Reel 36992/FRAME 599, Reel 37333/FRAME 878, and Reel 39669/FRAME 0205
Oct 23, 2018
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBrookstone Purchasing, Inc.Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 33282/FRAME 664, Reel 36992/FRAME 599, Reel 37333/FRAME 878, and Reel 39669/FRAME 0205
Nov 18, 2018
Reel 47597, frame 847
Sanpower (Hong Kong) Company LimitedBrookstone Company, Inc.; Brookstone Purchasing, Inc.; Big Blue Audio, LLCTermination and Release of Secuirty Interest in Intellectual Property Recorded at Reel 046539/FRAME 0357

Sources

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