Term ended Jun 14, 2025 · High confidence
Held by Nicole Tonic Studios
Filed Jul 7, 2010 as application 29/365,258 · Granted Jun 14, 2011
Base term, 14 years from grant
Today
Term ended Jun 14, 2025
2011
2026
Clock starts
Jun 14, 2011
Jun 14, 2011
Term ended
Jun 14, 2025
Jun 14, 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
Base term
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 14 years from grant | Granted Jun 14, 2011 | Jun 14, 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 | Jun 14, 2025 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,571,505 | In force Jan 2027 | Jan 2027 |
| US D640,005 | this patent Jun 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| US D679,563 | In force Apr 2027 | Apr 2027 |
| US 8,931,387 | In force Jan 2033 | Jan 2033 |
| Application PCT/US2011/039999 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,549,972 | In force Nov 2028 | Nov 2028 |
| US D724,662 | In force Mar 2029 | Mar 2029 |
| US D728,263 | In force May 2029 | May 2029 |
8 of 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2010 Reel 24994, frame 172 | Lee, Won Bien; Exley, Ross | Ek Success Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 11, 2011 Reel 26732, frame 426 | Ek Success Ltd. | The Bank of New York Mellon, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Sep 18, 2012 Reel 29002, frame 201 | The Bank of New York Mellon | Ek Success Ltd. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Sep 25, 2012 Reel 29036, frame 310 | Ek Success Ltd. | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Term Loan Patent Security Agreement |
| Sep 25, 2012 Reel 29036, frame 587 | Ek Success Ltd. | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Abl Patent Security Agreement |
| Dec 23, 2016 Reel 41183, frame 19 | E K Success Ltd. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Security Agreement |
| Dec 29, 2016 Reel 40797, frame 388 | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Collateral Agent | E K Success Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 15, 2017 Reel 42383, frame 487 | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Collateral Agent | E K Success Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 16, 2017 Reel 42397, frame 112 | E K Success Ltd. | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Security Interest |
| Jun 1, 2017 Reel 42565, frame 737 | E K Success Ltd. | U.S. Bank National Association | Security Interest |
| Sep 5, 2018 Reel 46794, frame 361 | HPS Investment Partners, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Ek Success Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 6, 2018 Reel 46800, frame 406 | U.S. Bank National Association | Ek Success Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 13, 2018 Reel 46862, frame 822 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Ek Success Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 24, 2024 Reel 66368, frame 1 | Ek Success Ltd.; K & Company LLC | American Crafts L.C. | Patent Assignment |
| May 20, 2025 Reel 71172, frame 800 | American Crafts L.C. | Nicole Tonic Studios | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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Citations
49
later US patents cite this one
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