Also listed on Radioshack Corporation, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Sep 29, 2029 · High confidence
Held by Global Franchising Corporation
Filed May 20, 2013 as application 29/455,371 · Granted Sep 29, 2015
Base term, 14 years from grant
Today
2015
2029
Clock starts
Sep 29, 2015
Sep 29, 2015
Term ends
Sep 29, 2029
Sep 29, 2029
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
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Term adjustment
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14 years from grant
Base term
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
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| Base term, 14 years from grant | Granted Sep 29, 2015 | Sep 29, 2029 | 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 | Sep 29, 2029 | High confidence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2013 Reel 30449, frame 384 | Brown, Darrell M.; Ramirez, Danny E. | Radioshack Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 10, 2013 Reel 31793, frame 554 | Radioshack Corporation | Salus Capital Partners, LLC, as Agent | Security Agreement |
| Nov 6, 2014 Reel 34181, frame 1 | General Electric Capital Corporation, as Agent | Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, As Successor Agent | Agency Transfer Agreement (Credit Agreement) |
| Jul 8, 2015 Reel 36079, frame 425 | Radioshack Corporation; Tandy Radioshack Limited | General Wireless IP Holdings LLC; General Wireless Operations Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 8, 2015 Reel 36079, frame 487 | General Wireless IP Holdings LLC | Kensington Technology Holdings, LLC | Security Interest |
| Jul 8, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Radioshack Corporation; Tandy Radioshack Limited | General Wireless IP Holdings LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 8, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Radioshack Corporation; Tandy Radioshack Limited | General Wireless Operations Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 16, 2015 Reel 36142, frame 142 | Radioshack Corporation; Tandy Radioshack Limited | General Wireless IP Holdings LLC | Correct an Error in a Cover Sheet Previously Recorded |
| Nov 12, 2020 Reel 54353, frame 209 | Radioshack Online Ipco, LLC | General Wireless IP Holdings LLC | Security Interest |
| Jan 28, 2021 Reel 55064, frame 946 | General Wireless IP Holdings LLC | Radioshack Online Ipco, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 24, 2023 Reel 63749, frame 457 | General Wireless IP Holdings LLC | Global Franchising Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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Sep 2029
Term ends Sep 29, 2029. No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent
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