Also listed on Postmates, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Apr 28, 2035 · High confidence
Held by Serve Operating Co.
Filed Nov 29, 2018 as application 29/671,789 · Granted Apr 28, 2020
Base term, 15 years from grant
Today
2020
2035
Clock starts
Apr 28, 2020
Apr 28, 2020
Term ends
Apr 28, 2035
Apr 28, 2035
base term
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
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Terminal disclaimer
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15 years from grant
Base term
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
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| Base term, 15 years from grant | Granted Apr 28, 2020 | Apr 28, 2035 | 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 | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Apr 28, 2035 | High confidence |
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 13, 2020 Reel 51817, frame 847 | Jafarzadeh, Ario; Kashani, Ali Haghighat; Lehmann, Bastian Jan Michael; Plaice, Sean Tracey; Amit, Gadi; Lee, Stephanie; Askin, Erik Keith Lee; Jensen, Maiya Naruko Bennett; Wong, Benjamin Jh; Lynn, Stephen; Murallon, Bee Jay Malveda; Eubanks, Cormac; Janssen, Colin Paul; Medeiros, Chace Francis; Fischer, Nicholas Ryan; Delgado Greenberg, Marc Benjamin; Bewza, Enger Lasada | Postmates Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 9, 2020 Reel 54019, frame 74 | Postmates Inc. | Hercules Capital, Inc., as Agent | Security Interest |
| Dec 1, 2020 Reel 54555, frame 862 | Hercules Capital, Inc., as Collateral and Administrative Agent | Postmates, Inc. | Intellectual Property Security Agreement Termination of Reel/Frame No. 054019/0074 |
| Mar 16, 2021 Reel 55611, frame 347 | Postmates Inc. | News Merger Company LLC | Merger |
| Mar 16, 2021 Reel 55611, frame 420 | News Merger Company LLC | Postmates, LLC | Change of Name |
| Apr 21, 2021 Reel 55992, frame 950 | Postmates, LLC | Serve Robotics Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 24, 2023 Reel 63422, frame 199 | Serve Robotics Inc. | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | Security Interest |
| Oct 28, 2024 Reel 69040, frame 764 | Serve Robotics Inc. | Serve Operating Co. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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What's changing
Apr 2035
Term ends Apr 28, 2035. No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent
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