Term ended May 10, 2025 · High confidence
Held by Bluescout Technologies, Inc.
Filed Jan 13, 2010 as application 29/353,748 · Granted May 10, 2011
Base term, 14 years from grant
Today
Term ended May 10, 2025
2011
2026
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May 10, 2011
May 10, 2011
Term ended
May 10, 2025
May 10, 2025
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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
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14 years from grant
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
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| Base term, 14 years from grant | Granted May 10, 2011 | May 10, 2025 | 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 |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 10, 2025 | High confidence |
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| US D637,499 | this patent May 2025 | May 2025 |
| US D654,817 | Term ended Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| US D677,588 | In force Mar 2027 | Mar 2027 |
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| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2010 Reel 24147, frame 573 | Dede, Edgar; Mainville, Patrick; Pare, Richard; Orban, Benoit; Gaucher, Francois; Turgy, Catherine | Catch the Wind, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 26, 2012 Reel 29347, frame 55 | Catch the Wind, Inc. | Bluescout Technologies, Inc. | Merger |
| Feb 15, 2013 Reel 29836, frame 95 | Bluescout Technologies, Inc. | Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP | Security Interest |
| Oct 27, 2015 Reel 36896, frame 429 | Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP | Bluescout Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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