Term ends Oct 28, 2028 · High confidence
Held by Mattel, Inc.
Filed Jul 5, 2012 as application 29/426,458 · Granted Oct 28, 2014
Base term, 14 years from grant
Today
2014
2028
Clock starts
Oct 28, 2014
Oct 28, 2014
Term ends
Oct 28, 2028
Oct 28, 2028
base term
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
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14 years from grant
Base term
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105
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 base term, 14 years from grant, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 14 years from grant | Granted Oct 28, 2014 | Oct 28, 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 |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 28, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| Application 12/381,666 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 12/381,663 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 8,463,764 | Lapsed on the fee record Jun 2021 | Jun 2021 |
| Application 12/383,001 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 9,501,750 | Lapsed on the fee record Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| Application 61/216,717 | Provisional application no patent term | no patent term |
| Application 61/216,718 | Provisional application no patent term | no patent term |
| Application 12/459,171 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
8 of 105 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2012 Reel 28523, frame 780 | Fujioka, Robb | Fuhu Holdings, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 15, 2014 Reel 33954, frame 235 | Fujioka, Robb | Fuhu Holdings, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 28, 2015 Reel 35735, frame 915 | Fuhu Holdings, Inc. | Fuhu, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 28, 2015 Reel 35775, frame 173 | Fuhu, Inc. | Obsidian Agency Services, Inc. | Security Interest |
| Feb 25, 2016 Reel 37917, frame 349 | Fuhu, Inc. | Mattel, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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