Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 7, 2023 (Acquiom Agency Services LLC).
Term ends Oct 26, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 26, 2029
Held by Circle Graphics, Inc.
Filed Oct 26, 2009 as application 12/606,103 · Granted Mar 4, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
Oct 26, 2009
Oct 26, 2009
Term ends
Oct 26, 2029
Oct 26, 2029
Granted
Mar 4, 2014
Mar 4, 2014
base term
fee events
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.
3 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. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. 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 Oct 26, 2009, when this application, 12/606,103, was filed | Oct 26, 2029 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 26, 2029 | High 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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2010 Reel 24822, frame 567 | Manesh, Nasser K.; Kiarostami, Ahmad | Fotomoto, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 26, 2013 Reel 31291, frame 612 | Livebooks Holdings, Inc. | Bay Photo, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 26, 2013 Reel 31291, frame 385 | Fotomoto, Inc. | Livebooks Holdings, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 7, 2020 Reel 53717, frame 414 | Bay Photo, Inc. | Bay Photo, LLC | Change of Name |
| Sep 9, 2020 Reel 53742, frame 109 | Bay Photo, LLC | White Oak Global Advisors, LLC, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders | Patent Security Agreement |
| Sep 10, 2020 Reel 53735, frame 588 | Bay Photo, LLC | U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 23, 2021 Reel 55434, frame 826 | White Oak Global Advisors, LLC, as the Resigning Agent | Acquiom Agency Services LLC, as the Successor Agent | Notice of Successor Agent and Assignment of Security Interest (Intellectual Property) |
| Jun 8, 2023 Reel 63898, frame 509 | Bay Photo, LLC | Circle Graphics, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 7, 2023 Reel 64234, frame 375 | Circle Graphics, Inc. | Acquiom Agency Services LLC, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders | Patent Security Agreement |
| Oct 30, 2024 Reel 69080, frame 376 | U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent | Bay Photo, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
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What's changing
Oct 2029
Term ends Oct 26, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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