The record carries a change of name from this company to Adobe Inc., 8,910 recordings between Nov 21, 2018 and Jun 13, 2025. This page keeps the records filed under this name.

104 patents currently held

3,516 more in force are now held by other companies

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

38 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.

The next term ends in Jul 2027. from the record

Of the 3,516 now held by other companies, 3,502 name Adobe Inc. as their current owner, and 14 more name another party. Each row says which.

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Ending by 2030

Jul 2027

Next term end

103

Patent families

When these terms end

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Held patents by the year their term ends

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notable patents fee due within 90 days all others 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

Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank

Notable

Transcutaneous Analyte Sensor US 8,483,791

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 994 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data. Protection runs to 2029.

Ends Mar 2029 · High confidence Also notable

One-Click Segmentation Definition US 9,081,863

Cited by 60 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2028.

Ends Sep 2028 · High confidence Also notable

Certification of Server-Side Partner Plug-Ins for Analytics and Privacy Protection US 7,992,135

Cited by 57 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.

Ends Jul 2028 · High confidence

Formerly held, still cited

Notable

Context-Adaptive User Interface for a Portion of a Display Screen US D678,898

Cited by 112 later US patents, top 5% of design patents granted in 2013 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.

now held by Adobe Inc.

Ends Mar 2027 · High confidence

Also notable

Real Time Concurrent Design of Shape, Texture, and Motion for 3D Character Animation US 8,982,122

Cited by 81 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2032. A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved, so no cap is applied and the date may move earlier, never later.

now held by Adobe Inc.

Ends no later than Jan 2032 · Low confidence

Fee deadlines

Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.

2 fees due Nov 19, 2026
6 fees due Dec 2 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 2
15 fees due Jan 7 to 21, 2027 · next Jan 7
7 fees due Feb 4 to 25, 2027 · next Feb 4
17 fees due Mar 1 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 1
11 fees due Apr 6 to 27, 2027 · next Apr 6
11 fees due May 3 to 26, 2027 · next May 3
8 fees due Jun 1 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 1
1 fee due Aug 16, 2027
The maintenance fee for Enhancement of Touch User Experiences (US 9,262,523) comes due Aug 16, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 16, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Sep 15, 2027
The maintenance fee for Methods and Systems for Supporting a Rendering API Using a Runtime Environment (US 9,286,142) comes due Sep 15, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 15, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Oct 19, 2027
The maintenance fee for Rendering of Content in a Defined Region of a Graphical User Interface (US 9,317,176) comes due Oct 19, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 19, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
44 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 103 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

3D Tracked Point Visualization Using Color and Perspective Size	2 in force	to Nov 2033
Smart Contract Platform for Generating and Customizing Smart Contracts	1 in force	to May 2039
Aesthetics-Guided Image Enhancement	1 in force	to Jan 2039
Directional Assistance for Centering a Face in a Camera Field of View	1 in force	to Jan 2039
Interfaces and Techniques to Retarget 2D Screencast Videos into 3D Tutorials in Virtual Reality	1 in force	to Oct 2038

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 10,453,118	Custom User Definable Keyword Bidding System and Method In force Term ends Jul 6, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 6, 2027	High confidence
US D697,916	Multifunctional Stylus In force Term ends Jan 21, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 21, 2028	High confidence
US 7,904,446	Searchable Menu System via Keyword Search In force Term ends Mar 17, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 17, 2028	High confidence
US 7,992,135	Certification of Server-Side Partner Plug-Ins for Analytics and Privacy Protection In force Term ends Jul 9, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 9, 2028	High confidence
US 9,147,274	Viewing Point for a Composition with Multiple Layers In force Term ends Jul 17, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 17, 2028	High confidence
US 9,123,085	Optimizing the Performance of an Image Editing System in a Client-Server Environment In force Term ends Aug 12, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 12, 2028	High confidence
US 9,081,863	One-Click Segmentation Definition In force Term ends Sep 8, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 8, 2028	High confidence
US 10,410,255	Method and Apparatus for Advertising Bidding In force Term ends Oct 29, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 29, 2028	High confidence
US 9,170,991	Enhanced Visual Table Editing In force Term ends Feb 12, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 12, 2029	High confidence
US 8,483,791	Transcutaneous Analyte Sensor In force Term ends Mar 7, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 7, 2029	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 104: 3,516 patents in force now held by others · 959 patents ended · 4 applications pending · 529 applications abandoned. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built

Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.

Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.

Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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