Also listed on Ek Success Ltd., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Oct 27, 2029 · High confidence
Held by Nicole Tonic Studios
Filed Oct 10, 2014 as application 29/504,975 · Granted Oct 27, 2015
Base term, 14 years from grant
Today
2015
2029
Clock starts
Oct 27, 2015
Oct 27, 2015
Term ends
Oct 27, 2029
Oct 27, 2029
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
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14 years from grant
Base term
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17
Family applications on record here
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| Base term, 14 years from grant | Granted Oct 27, 2015 | Oct 27, 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 | Oct 27, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,571,505 | In force Jan 2027 | Jan 2027 |
| US D640,005 | Term ended 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2014 Reel 34567, frame 357 | Ek Success Ltd. | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 21, 2015 Reel 36613, frame 953 | Shainwald, Mark; Starr, David; Rohllf, Heather; Li, Luke | Ek Success Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 30, 2015 Reel 36923, frame 429 | Ek Success Ltd. | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Dec 23, 2016 Reel 41183, frame 19 | E K Success Ltd. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Security Agreement |
| 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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Oct 2029
Term ends Oct 27, 2029. No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent
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