Also listed on Gift Solutions LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Nov 8, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 8, 2027
Held by First Data Resources, LLC
Filed Oct 8, 2007 as application 11/868,831 · Granted Jan 3, 2017
Base term plus 1858 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2032
Clock starts
Oct 8, 2007
Oct 8, 2007
Term ends
Nov 8, 2032
Nov 8, 2032
Granted
Jan 3, 2017
Jan 3, 2017
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
1,858
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 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 runs 1858 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are 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 this application, 11/868,831, was filed | Oct 8, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1858 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 8, 2032 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 8, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,536,256 | this patent Nov 2032 | Nov 2032 |
| Application PCT/US2008/078713 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 10,521,779 | In force 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2007 Reel 19953, frame 652 | Toomer, Christopher L.; Arthur, Steven E.; Rex, Debi; Sayor, Ginger | First Data Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 17, 2010 Reel 25368, frame 183 | DW Holdings, Inc.; First Data Resources, Inc. (K/N/A First Data Resources, LLC); Fundsxpress Financial Networks, Inc.; Intelligent Results, Inc. (K/N/A First Data Solutions, Inc.); Linkpoint International, Inc.; Money Network Financial, LLC; Size Technologies, Inc.; Tasq Technology, Inc.; Telecheck International, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jan 31, 2011 Reel 25719, frame 590 | DW Holdings, Inc.; First Data Resources, LLC; Fundsxpress Financial Networks, Inc.; First Data Solutions, Inc.; Linkpoint International, Inc.; Money Network Financial, LLC; Size Technologies, Inc.; Tasq Technology, Inc.; Telecheck International, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| 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 |
| Nov 29, 2016 Reel 40448, frame 908 | First Data Corporation | Valuelink, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's 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 |
| 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 |
| Aug 19, 2019 Reel 50090, frame 60 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | First Data Corporation; DW Holdings, Inc.; First Data Resources, Inc. (K/N/A First Data Resources, LLC); Fundsxpress Financial Networks, Inc.; Intelligent Results, Inc. (K/N/A First Data Solutions, Inc.); Linkpoint International, Inc.; Money Network Financial, LLC; Size Technologies, Inc.; Tasq Technology, Inc.; Telecheck International, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 Reel 50091, frame 474 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | First Data Corporation; DW Holdings, Inc.; First Data Resources, LLC; Fundsxpress Financial Network, Inc.; First Data Solutions, Inc.; Linkpoint International, Inc.; Money Network Financial, LLC; Size Technologies, Inc.; Tasq Technology, Inc.; Telecheck International, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 Reel 50094, frame 455 | 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 | DW Holdings, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | First Data Resources, Inc. (K/N/A First Data Resources, LLC) | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Fundsxpress Financial Networks, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Intelligent Results, Inc. (K/N/A First Data Solutions, Inc.) | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Linkpoint International, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Money Network Financial, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Size Technologies, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Tasq Technology, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Telecheck International, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | First Data Resources, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Fundsxpress Financial Network, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | First Data Solutions, Inc. | 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
Nov 2032
Term ends Nov 8, 2032. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 1858 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
232
later US patents cite this one
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