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First Data Merchant Services LLC

4 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
1 more in force is now held by another company
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
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Fee deadlines

No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 14, 2027.

Recent changes

  • 1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026

Patents held now

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PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US D724,581Tablet Computing Device with Housing
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,978,975Systems and Methods for Authenticating Near Field Communcation Financial Transactions
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,874,912Systems and methods for securely transferring personal identifiers
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,831,521Method and system relating to a multi-lateral trade engine for payment transactions
In force
Term ended Sep 26, 2026 · From the USPTO record
In forceTerm ended Sep 26, 2026From the USPTO record
Also on record, not counted in the 4: 1 patent in force now held by others · 2 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 8 ended at full term. List them

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