Term ends Jul 14, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 8, 2027
Held by First Data Resources, LLC
Filed Dec 2, 2016 as application 15/368,243 · Granted Dec 31, 2019
Base term plus 280 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2028
Clock starts
Oct 8, 2007
Oct 8, 2007
Term ends
Jul 14, 2028
Jul 14, 2028
Granted
Dec 31, 2019
Dec 31, 2019
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
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
280
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
1 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
3
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 runs 280 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 1 of 2 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Oct 8, 2007, when application 11/868,831, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 2, 2016) | Oct 8, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +280 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jul 14, 2028 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 1 of 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jul 14, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,536,256 | In force Nov 2032 | Nov 2032 |
| Application PCT/US2008/078713 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 10,521,779 | this patent Jul 2028 | Jul 2028 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2017 Reel 41223, frame 416 | Toomer, Christopher L.; Arthur, Steven E.; Rex, Debi; Sayor, Ginger | First Data Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 10, 2017 Reel 41224, frame 183 | First Data Corporation | Valuelink, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 15, 2017 Reel 41261, frame 918 | First Data Corporation | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
| Aug 19, 2019 Reel 50094, frame 953 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | First Data Corporation; Clover Network, Inc.; Valuelink, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | First Data Corporation | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Clover Network, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Valuelink, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 18, 2019 Reel 51042, frame 757 | Valuelink, LLC; Gift Solutions LLC | Gift Solutions LLC | Merger and Change of Name |
| Oct 28, 2020 Reel 54198, frame 704 | Gift Solutions LLC | First Data Resources, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
Free plan: 3 watched companies. Pro: unlimited.
Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
What's changing
Jul 2028
Term ends Jul 14, 2028. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 280 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
0
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.