Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 18, 2019 (PNC Bank, National Association).
Term ends Jan 19, 2031 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 19, 2031
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by National Christmas Products LLC
Filed Dec 10, 2014 as application 14/565,701 · Granted Nov 29, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Jan 19, 2011
Jan 19, 2011
Term ends
Jan 19, 2031
Jan 19, 2031
Granted
Nov 29, 2016
Nov 29, 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.
4
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: Medium. 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 Jan 19, 2011, when application 12/930,892, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 10, 2014); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Jan 19, 2031 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium 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 | Jan 19, 2031 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 8,450,950 | Lapsed on the fee record May 2021 | May 2021 |
| US 8,941,312 | In force Jan 2031 | Jan 2031 |
| US 9,374,857 | In force Jan 2031 | Jan 2031 |
| US 9,510,406 | this patent Jan 2031 | Jan 2031 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2015 Reel 34924, frame 779 | Rockstar Consortium US LP; Rockstar Consortium LLC; Bockstar Technologies LLC; Constellation Technologies LLC; Mobilestar Technologies LLC; Netstar Technologies LLC | RPX Clearinghouse LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 9, 2016 Reel 38041, frame 1 | RPX Corporation; RPX Clearinghouse LLC | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jan 2, 2018 Reel 44970, frame 30 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | RPX Corporation; RPX Clearinghouse LLC | Release (REEL 038041 / Frame 0001) |
| Jan 2, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | RPX Corporation | Release (REEL 038041 / Frame 0001) |
| Jan 2, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | RPX Clearinghouse LLC | Release (REEL 038041 / Frame 0001) |
| Jun 29, 2018 Reel 46485, frame 644 | RPX Clearinghouse LLC | Jefferies Finance LLC | Security Interest |
| Nov 5, 2019 Reel 50922, frame 380 | McRae, Michael M. | National Christmas Products LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 18, 2019 Reel 51036, frame 403 | National Christmas Products, LLC | Pnc Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
| Oct 26, 2020 Reel 54305, frame 505 | Jefferies Finance LLC | RPX Clearinghouse LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 3, 2024 Reel 66992, frame 765 | National Christmas Products, LLC | Loan Admin Co. LLC | Security Interest |
| Aug 5, 2024 Reel 68328, frame 278 | Barings Finance LLC | RPX Corporation | Release of Lien on Patents |
| Aug 6, 2024 Reel 68328, frame 674 | RPX Corporation; RPX Clearinghouse LLC | Barings Finance LLC, as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Mar 6, 2026 Reel 75021, frame 242 | Pnc Bank, National Association | Loan Admin Co. LLC | Assignment of Security Agreement |
| Jul 13, 2026 Reel 75253, frame 233 | National Christmas Products, LLC; Scentsicles Seasonal Products Co., LLC | Legacy Corporate Lending, LLC | Security Interest |
| Sep 14, 2026 Reel 76156, frame 296 | National Christmas Products LLC | National Christmas Products LLC | Declaration to Clarify Ownership of an Erroneous Transaction Filed Against Reel/Frame 34924/0779 |
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Jan 2031
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