Collateral for a security interest recorded Oct 3, 2023 (Antares Capital LP).
Term ends Oct 7, 2035 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 7, 2035
Held by CFS Brands, LLC
Filed Oct 7, 2015 as application 14/877,529 · Granted Mar 29, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2015
2035
Clock starts
Oct 7, 2015
Oct 7, 2015
Term ends
Oct 7, 2035
Oct 7, 2035
Granted
Mar 29, 2016
Mar 29, 2016
base term
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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.
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
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 7, 2015, when this application, 14/877,529, was filed | Oct 7, 2035 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 7, 2035 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2015 Reel 36751, frame 263 | Barlow, David George | DR John's Labs LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 14, 2019 Reel 49174, frame 430 | DR John's Labs LLC | CFS Brands, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 22, 2020 Reel 52734, frame 303 | DR John's Labs, LLC | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 3, 2023 Reel 65107, frame 356 | Foodware, LLC; CFS Brands, LLC; San Jamar, Inc.; Ayrking, LLC | Antares Capital LP, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 8, 2023 Reel 65180, frame 821 | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as the Collateral Agent | DR John's Labs, LLC | Release of Second Lien Security Interest |
| Oct 8, 2023 Reel 65180, frame 839 | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as the Collateral Agent | DR John's Labs, LLC | Release of First Lien Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Oct 2035
Term ends Oct 7, 2035. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
1
later US patent cites this one
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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.