Also listed on First Data Corporation, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Apr 29, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 29, 2028
Held by First Data Resources, LLC
Filed Sep 23, 2011 as application 13/242,844 · Granted Apr 23, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2008
2028
Clock starts
Apr 29, 2008
Apr 29, 2008
Term ends
Apr 29, 2028
Apr 29, 2028
Granted
Apr 23, 2013
Apr 23, 2013
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,025,221, to Apr 29, 2028. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
3 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant. 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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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 Apr 29, 2008, when application 12/111,692, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 23, 2011) | Apr 29, 2028 | 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 8,025,221) | resolves to Apr 29, 2028, no earlier than this term, so no change | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Apr 29, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,025,221 | In force Dec 2029 | Dec 2029 |
| Application PCT/US2008/071933 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,424,758 | this patent Apr 2028 | Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2011 Reel 27334, frame 100 | Esslinger, Bret M.; Olson, Cathy A. | First Data Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 25, 2013 Reel 30080, frame 531 | First Data Corporation; Clover Networks, Inc.; Money Network Financial, LLC | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Security Agreement |
| Sep 22, 2015 Reel 36656, frame 224 | First Data Corporation | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Nov 29, 2016 Reel 40448, frame 908 | First Data Corporation | Valuelink, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | First Data Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Clover Network, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Money Network Financial, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 Reel 49899, frame 1 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | First Data Corporation; Clover Network, Inc.; Money Network Financial, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 19, 2019 Reel 50094, frame 455 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | First Data Corporation | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 20, 2019 Reel 51068, frame 592 | 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 |
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What's changing
Apr 2028
Term ends Apr 29, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,025,221, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
5
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2013 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.