Collateral for a security interest recorded Oct 31, 2007 (Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch).
Term ends Oct 3, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Dec 23, 2023
Held by First Data Corporation and The Western Union Company
Filed Dec 23, 2003 as application 10/746,858 · Granted Jun 29, 2010
Base term plus 1380 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2003
2027
Clock starts
Dec 23, 2003
Dec 23, 2003
Term ends
Oct 3, 2027
Oct 3, 2027
Granted
Jun 29, 2010
Jun 29, 2010
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
1,380
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 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.
7
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 1380 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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 Dec 23, 2003, when this application, 10/746,858, was filed | Dec 23, 2023 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1380 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Oct 3, 2027 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 3, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,743,981 | this patent Oct 2027 | Oct 2027 |
| US 6,948,656 | Term ended Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| US 7,853,521 | Term ended Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| US 7,945,494 | In force Mar 2028 | Mar 2028 |
| Application PCT/US2004/041647 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 7,152,788 | Term ended Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| US 7,500,607 | Lapsed on the fee record Mar 2021 | Mar 2021 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2004 Reel 14676, frame 68 | Williams, Charles | First Data Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 17, 2006 Reel 18533, frame 508 | First Data Corporation | First Data Corporation; The Western Union Company | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 17, 2006 reel/frame not recorded | First Data Corporation | First Data Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 17, 2006 reel/frame not recorded | First Data Corporation | The Western Union Company | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 31, 2007 Reel 20045, frame 165 | First Data Corporation; Cardservice International, Inc.; Fundsxpress, Inc.; Linkpoint International, Inc.; Tasq Technology, Inc.; Telecheck Services, Inc.; DW Holdings, Inc.; First Data Resources, Inc.; Intelligent Results, Inc.; Size Technologies, Inc.; Telecheck International, Inc. | Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| 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 |
| Jul 30, 2019 Reel 49902, frame 919 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Cardservice International, Inc.; DW Holdings Inc.; First Data Corporation; First Data Resources, LLC; Fundsxpress, Inc.; Intelligent Results, Inc.; Linkpoint International, Inc.; Size Technologies, Inc.; Tasq Technology, Inc.; Telecheck International, Inc.; Telecheck Services, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Cardservice International, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | DW Holdings Inc. | 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 | First Data Resources, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Fundsxpress, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Intelligent Results, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Linkpoint International, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Size Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Tasq Technology, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Telecheck International, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Telecheck Services, Inc. | 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 |
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Oct 2027
Term ends Oct 3, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 1380 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
42
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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