Also listed on Leverage, Incorporated, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 19, 2018 (Bank of America, N.A.).
Term ends Jul 27, 2027 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 27, 2027
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Blackhawk Network, Inc.
Filed Sep 3, 2013 as application 14/017,114 · Granted Oct 17, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Jul 27, 2007
Jul 27, 2007
Term ends
Jul 27, 2027
Jul 27, 2027
Granted
Oct 17, 2017
Oct 17, 2017
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.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 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.
54
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. 2 of 2 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Medium. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jul 27, 2007, when application PCT/US2007/016922, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 3, 2013); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Jul 27, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium 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 |
| Fee events | 2 of 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jul 27, 2027 | Medium confidence |
This family
| Application PCT/US2007/016922 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| Application 12/142,929 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 11,062,342 | In force Jun 2028 | Jun 2028 |
| Application PCT/US2011/020570 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,464,938 | In force Jul 2028 | Jul 2028 |
| Application PCT/US2011/040055 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| Application PCT/US2011/049338 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 12,260,396 | In force May 2034 | May 2034 |
8 of 54 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2013 Reel 31218, frame 100 | Roberts, Mark E.; Mathe, Jennifer K.; Nguyen, Khanh | Leverage, Incorporated | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 17, 2013 Reel 31218, frame 124 | Leverage, Incorporated | Dave's Design | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 17, 2013 Reel 31218, frame 130 | Dave's Design | Blackhawk Network, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 24, 2014 Reel 32757, frame 547 | Blackhawk Network, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 18, 2018 Reel 46377, frame 336 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Blackhawk Network, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 19, 2018 Reel 47377, frame 11 | Blackhawk Engagement Solutions (de), Inc.; Blackhawk Network, Inc.; Ewi Holdings, Inc.; Cardlab, Inc.; Cardpool, Inc.; Cashstar Inc. | Bank Of America, N.a. | First Lien Security Agreement |
| Jun 20, 2018 Reel 46393, frame 670 | Blackhawk Engagement Solutions (de), Inc.; Blackhawk Network, Inc.; Ewi Holdings, Inc.; Cardlab, Inc.; Cardpool, Inc.; Cashstar Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Second Lien Security Agreement |
| Mar 13, 2024 Reel 66796, frame 196 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Blackhawk Network, Inc.; Blackhawk Engagement Solutions (de). Inc.; Ewi Holdings, Inc.; Cashstar Inc. | Release (REEL 046393 / Frame 0670) |
| Mar 13, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Blackhawk Network, Inc. | Release (REEL 046393 / Frame 0670) |
| Mar 13, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Blackhawk Engagement Solutions (de). Inc. | Release (REEL 046393 / Frame 0670) |
| Mar 13, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Ewi Holdings, Inc. | Release (REEL 046393 / Frame 0670) |
| Mar 13, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Cashstar Inc. | Release (REEL 046393 / Frame 0670) |
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