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Systems and Method for Secure Wireless Payment Transactions

US RE44,669 In force
OverviewSources & methods

Term ends Jan 18, 2027 · Low confidence

Reissue of US 7,657,489, which was surrendered when this reissue was granted; its term and maintenance fees continue here.

Held by Stripe, LLC
Filed May 11, 2012 as application 13/469,997 · Granted Dec 24, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2007 2027
Clock starts
Jan 18, 2007
Term ends
Jan 18, 2027
Granted
Dec 24, 2013
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
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
0 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from the original patent's grant (Feb 2, 2010). This counts the ones the record shows paid.

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 filingClock starts Jan 18, 2007, when the earliest non-provisional application in its chain was filed (this one was filed May 11, 2012); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row)Jan 18, 2027High confidence
Continuity chainA reissue: its term follows the original patent's, with the original's term adjustment; a parent in the chain could not be resolveddated from this application's own claimLow confidence
Patent term adjustmentNo term adjustment record on a grant after 2005, so none is addedno changeMedium confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee eventsThe reissue's fees post to its original, whose fee record is not available (likely before 2001)In forceMedium confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJan 18, 2027Low confidence

Sources

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