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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 Nov 12, 2027 · High confidence

Held by Brookstone Purchasing, Inc.
Filed Apr 1, 2011 · Granted Nov 12, 2013
Base term, 14 years from grant
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2013 2027
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Nov 12, 2013
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Nov 12, 2027
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Base term, 14 years from grantGranted Nov 12, 2013Nov 12, 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 orderNov 12, 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 1, 2011
Reel 26063, frame 938
Petersen, Christopher; Tom, StevensonBrookstone Purchasing, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 30, 2011
Reel 27463, frame 537
Brookstone, Inc.; Brookstone Company, Inc.; Brookstone International Holdings, Inc.; Brookstone Holdings, Inc.; Brookstone Properties, Inc.; Brookstone Purchasing, Inc.; Brookstone Puerto Rico, Inc.; Brookstone Stores, Inc.; Gardeners Eden, Inc.; Brookstone Military Sales, Inc.; Big Blue Audio LLC; BNM, LLCWells Fargo Bank, National AssociationSecurity Agreement
Jul 9, 2014
Reel 33282, frame 664
Big Blue Audio LLC; Brookstone Company, Inc.; Brookstone Purchasing, Inc.General Electric Capital CorporationSecurity Interest
Jul 9, 2014
Reel 33282, frame 721
Wells Fargo BankBrookstone, Inc.; Brookstone Company, Inc.; Brookstone International Holdings, Inc.; Brookstone Holdings, Inc.; Brookstone Properties, Inc.; Brookstone Purchasing, Inc.; Brookstone Puerto Rico, Inc.; Brookstone Stores, Inc.; Gardeners Eden, Inc.; Brookstone Military Sales, Inc.; Big Blue Audio LLC; BNM, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jul 9, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo BankBrookstone, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jul 9, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo BankBrookstone Company, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jul 9, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo BankBrookstone International Holdings, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jul 9, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo BankBrookstone Holdings, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jul 9, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo BankBrookstone Properties, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jul 9, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo BankBrookstone Purchasing, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jul 9, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo BankBrookstone Puerto Rico, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jul 9, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo BankBrookstone Stores, Inc.Release of Security Interest

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