Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 5, 2021 (Golub Capital Markets LLC).
Term ends Sep 22, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 22, 2028
Held by Importla, LLC
Filed Sep 5, 2014 as application 14/477,919 · Granted Jul 26, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2008
2028
Clock starts
Sep 22, 2008
Sep 22, 2008
Term ends
Sep 22, 2028
Sep 22, 2028
Granted
Jul 26, 2016
Jul 26, 2016
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.
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.
3
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Sep 22, 2008, when application PCT/CN2008/001636, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 5, 2014) | Sep 22, 2028 | 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 | Sep 22, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,864,233 | In force Jan 2032 | Jan 2032 |
| US 9,398,993 | this patent Sep 2028 | Sep 2028 |
2 of 3 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2015 Reel 36972, frame 473 | Importla, LLC | East West Bank | Security Interest |
| Jan 18, 2016 Reel 37511, frame 286 | Chen, William; Chen, Michael; Wei, Wen | Importla, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 5, 2016 Reel 37675, frame 779 | Importla, Inc. | Importla, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 30, 2017 Reel 44268, frame 596 | East West Bank | Importla, LLC; Importla, Inc. (N/K/A Nexus Brands Group, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 30, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | East West Bank | Importla, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 30, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | East West Bank | Importla, Inc. (N/K/A Nexus Brands Group, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 12, 2017 Reel 44368, frame 525 | Importla, LLC | Golub Capital LLC, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Nov 5, 2021 Reel 58037, frame 749 | Importla, LLC; Critical Tattoo Supply, LLC; G & G Distribution, Inc.; Kingpin Tattoo Supply, LLC; Eternal Ink, LLC; Bishop Tattoo Supply, Inc.; Chris Christensen, LLC; Christies Direct Ltd. | Golub Capital Markets LLC | Security Interest |
| Nov 11, 2021 Reel 58457, frame 164 | Golub Capital LLC | Importla, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 44368/0525) |
| Oct 8, 2026 Reel 76672, frame 596 | Importla, LLC | East West Bank | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Patent Assignment Cover Sheet and Intellectual Property Security Agreement to Delete Patent Number: 8800629 Previously Recorded on Reel 36972 Frame 473. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the the Security Agreement. |
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What's changing
Sep 2028
Term ends Sep 22, 2028. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
2
later US patents cite this one
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