Collateral for a security interest recorded May 7, 2018 (Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.).
Term ends Apr 25, 2031 · High confidence
Held by Berlin Packaging, LLC
Filed Nov 21, 2014 as application 29/509,788 · Granted Apr 25, 2017
Base term, 14 years from grant
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2017
2031
Clock starts
Apr 25, 2017
Apr 25, 2017
Term ends
Apr 25, 2031
Apr 25, 2031
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
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14 years from grant
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| Base term, 14 years from grant | Granted Apr 25, 2017 | Apr 25, 2031 | 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 | Apr 25, 2031 | High confidence |
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| US D784,810 | this patent Apr 2031 | Apr 2031 |
| US D825,333 | In force Aug 2033 | Aug 2033 |
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| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2014 Reel 34226, frame 388 | Ozamiz, Katie; Sanguinet, Andrew; Niggel, Brett | Berlin Packaging, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 7, 2018 Reel 46296, frame 666 | Berlin Packaging L.L.C. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| May 11, 2018 Reel 46131, frame 45 | Berlin Packaging L.L.C. | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Security Interest |
| Aug 23, 2021 Reel 57255, frame 859 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Withdrawing Collateral Agent | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as New Collateral Agent | Omnibus Assignment of Intellectual Property Security Agreements |
| Aug 23, 2021 Reel 57256, frame 487 | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Berlin Packaging L.L.C. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 28, 2021 Reel 58597, frame 854 | Berlin Packaging L.L.C. | Glas Americas LLC | Security Interest |
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