Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 19, 2018 (Bank of America, N.A.).
Term ends Jun 16, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 27, 2027
Held by Blackhawk Network, Inc.
Filed Nov 30, 2009 as application 12/375,377 · Granted Jul 13, 2021
Base term plus 325 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2028
Clock starts
Jul 27, 2007
Jul 27, 2007
Term ends
Jun 16, 2028
Jun 16, 2028
Granted
Jul 13, 2021
Jul 13, 2021
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
325
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
1 of 1
Maintenance fees paid
One maintenance fee can end this term early, the one due 3.5 years from grant; the next one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts it if the record shows it 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 runs 325 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 1 of 1 maintenance fees is 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 Jul 27, 2007, when application PCT/US2007/016922, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 30, 2009) | Jul 27, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +325 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jun 16, 2028 | 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 | 1 of 1 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jun 16, 2028 | High 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 | this patent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2011 Reel 26826, frame 829 | Roberts, Mark E.; Mathe, Jennifer K.; Nguyen, Khanh | Levergae, Incorporaed | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 12, 2011 Reel 26890, frame 229 | Leverage, Incorporated | Dave's Design | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 1, 2013 Reel 29737, frame 347 | 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) |
Sources
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Jun 2028
Term ends Jun 16, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 325 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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