Also listed on Staples the Office Superstore, LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 11, 2024 (UBS AG, Stamford Branch).
Term ends Jan 8, 2027 · High confidence
Held by Worklife Brands LLC
Filed Feb 7, 2012 as application 29/412,703 · Granted Jan 8, 2013
Base term, 14 years from grant
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2013
2027
Clock starts
Jan 8, 2013
Jan 8, 2013
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Jan 8, 2027
Jan 8, 2027
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14 years from grant
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| Base term, 14 years from grant | Granted Jan 8, 2013 | Jan 8, 2027 | 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 | Jan 8, 2027 | High confidence |
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| US D656,546 | Term ended Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| US D674,018 | this patent Jan 2027 | Jan 2027 |
| US D666,673 | Term ended Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 |
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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 22, 2012 Reel 27740, frame 348 | Kent, Michael; Kendall, Chad; Hester, William D. | Staples the Office Superstore, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 13, 2017 Reel 44152, frame 130 | Staples, Inc.; Staples Brands Inc. | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 13, 2017 Reel 43843, frame 801 | Staples the Office Superstore, LLC | Superstore West LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 13, 2017 Reel 43844, frame 98 | Superstore West LLC | Office Superstore East LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 13, 2017 Reel 43845, frame 785 | Office Superstore East LLC | Staples Brands Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 15, 2017 Reel 43971, frame 462 | Staples, Inc.; Staples Brands Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Apr 29, 2019 Reel 49025, frame 369 | Staples, Inc.; Staples Brands Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Notes Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 9, 2020 Reel 52879, frame 129 | Staples Brands Inc. | Staples Brands LLC | Certificate of Conversion |
| Jun 9, 2020 Reel 52882, frame 286 | Staples Brands LLC | Worklife Brands LLC | Change of Name |
| Jun 10, 2024 Reel 67682, frame 25 | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Term Loan Agent | Staples, Inc.; Staples Brands Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property Recorded at RF 044152/0130 |
| Jun 10, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Term Loan Agent | Staples, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property Recorded at RF 044152/0130 |
| Jun 10, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Term Loan Agent | Staples Brands Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property Recorded at RF 044152/0130 |
| Jun 11, 2024 Reel 67686, frame 816 | Worklife Brands LLC | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Term Loan Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 11, 2024 Reel 67687, frame 221 | Worklife Brands LLC | Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Notes Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 12, 2024 Reel 67947, frame 843 | Worklife Brands LLC | Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Notes Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 20, 2024 Reel 67783, frame 844 | Computershare Trust Company, National Association (as Successor-in-Interest to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association) | Staples, Inc.; Staples Brands Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 20, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Computershare Trust Company, National Association (as Successor-in-Interest to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association) | Staples, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 20, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Computershare Trust Company, National Association (as Successor-in-Interest to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association) | Staples Brands Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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