26 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
2 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Jun 2029. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Jun 2029
Next term end
25
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
all others
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
Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Sep 2038 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2037 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2035 · High confidence
Footwear Closure System
US 11,812,824
Cited by 14 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.
Upper for a Shoe
US D946,255
Cited by 25 later US patents, top 10% of design patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.
Hi-Top Shoe
US D887,116
Cited by 38 later US patents, top 10% of design patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2035.
Fee deadlines
Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
- 1 fee due May 14, 2027The maintenance fee for Footwear Closure System (US 11,812,824) comes due May 14, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 15, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 1 largest of its 25 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Footwear Closure System | 2 in force | to Sep 2038 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US D732,282 | Outsole of Shoe In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D734,013 | Upper for Shoe with Removable Straps In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D734,014 | Upper for a Shoe with Removable Straps In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D734,015 | Upper for Shoe with Removable Strap In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D796,166 | Sandal Upper In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D804,785 | Shoe In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D807,006 | Upper for Shoe with Removable Straps In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D807,007 | Upper for Shoe with Removable Straps In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D816,313 | Upper for Shoe In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,021,935 | Interchangeable Strap Closure System for Footwear In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Sources and methods
Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.