BGC Partners, Inc.

123 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026

16 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.

Recorded under 4 name spellings.

Previously recorded as Espeed, Inc. (to 2008)

Ending by 2030

Nov 2026

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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 Dec 6, 2026
1 fee due Jan 9, 2027
The maintenance fee for Only-at-best trading orders in an electronic trading system (US 10,346,908) comes due Jan 9, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 9, 2027, it lapses early.
4 fees due Feb 13 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 13
2 fees due Mar 19 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 19
3 fees due Apr 22 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 22
1 fee due May 19, 2027
The maintenance fee for Graphical User Interface for Order Entry with Hovering Functionality (US 10,482,526) comes due May 19, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 19, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Jun 12 to 24, 2027 · next Jun 12
1 fee due Aug 27, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method, Apparatus and System for Time Stamping and Sequencing Data Items (US 11,915,315) comes due Aug 27, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 28, 2028, it lapses early.
2 fees due Sep 17 to 26, 2027 · next Sep 17
1 fee due Oct 2, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method, Apparatus and System for Subscription Management (US 11,949,757) comes due Oct 2, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 3, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

4 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 2026
3 terms have ended since Aug 17, 2026

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,707,097	Fully transparent commission calculator and display system In force Term ends Nov 22, 2026 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 22, 2026	From the USPTO record
US 11,030,693	System and method for matching trading orders based on priority In force Term ends Nov 22, 2026 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 22, 2026	From the USPTO record
US 7,970,695	System and method for providing latency protection for trading orders In force Term ends Jan 16, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 16, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 8,341,071	System and method for providing latency protection for trading orders In force Ends no later than Jan 16, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Jan 16, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 8,688,566	System and method for providing latency protection for trading orders In force Term ends Jan 16, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 16, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 11,842,399	System and method for providing latency protection for trading orders In force Ends no later than Jan 16, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Jan 16, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 12,039,605	System and Method for Managing Display of Market Data in an Electronic Trading System In force Term ends Jan 16, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 16, 2027	High confidence
US 12,437,339	System and method for providing latency protection for trading orders In force Term ends Jan 16, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 16, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 12,749,120	System and Method for Managing Display of Market Data in an Electronic Trading System In force Term ends Jan 16, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 16, 2027	High confidence
US 8,255,314	Electronic completion of cash versus futures basis trades In force Term ends Jan 26, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 26, 2027	From the USPTO record

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Sources and methods

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Published applications

US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.

15 pending · 21 abandoned · 81 no status recorded

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