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US 8,050,970Method and System for Providing Filtered And/Or Masked Advertisements Over the Internet
Formerly held
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,032,528Method and System for Managing Content Submission and Publication of Content
Formerly held
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,143,572Method and system for providing content to users based on frequency of interaction
Formerly held
Term ended
Term ended Feb 6, 2026 · High confidence
Term endedTerm ended Feb 6, 2026High confidence
US 10,296,521Method and System for Providing Content to Users Based on Frequency of Interaction
Formerly held
Term ended
Term ended Feb 6, 2026 · High confidence
Term endedTerm ended Feb 6, 2026High confidence
US 7,752,073Method and System for Providing Advertising Through Content Specific Nodes Over the Internet
Formerly held
Term ended
Term ended Oct 23, 2025 · High confidence
Term endedTerm ended Oct 23, 2025High confidence
US 7,752,072Method and System for Providing Advertising Through Content Specific Nodes Over the Internet
Formerly held
Term ended
Term ended Dec 6, 2024 · High confidence
Term endedTerm ended Dec 6, 2024High confidence
US 10,726,445Method and System for Dynamic Content Insertion in Electronic Messages
Formerly held
Term ended
Term ended Mar 13, 2024 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended Mar 13, 2024Low confidence
US 8,429,014Method and System for Providing Advertising Through Content Specific Nodes Over the Internet
Formerly held
Term ended
Ended no later than Nov 2, 2023 · Medium confidence
Term endedEnded no later than Nov 2, 2023Medium confidence
US 8,799,072Method and System for Providing Filtered and/or Masked Advertisements Over the Internet
Formerly held
Term ended
Term ended Mar 14, 2023 · High confidence
Term endedTerm ended Mar 14, 2023High confidence
US 7,620,725Metadata collection within a trusted relationship to increase search relevance
Lapsed on the fee record
Ended Nov 17, 2021 · From the USPTO record
Lapsed on the fee recordEnded Nov 17, 2021From the USPTO record
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