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Kong Inc.

43 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
5 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 2 name spellings.

Previously recorded as Mashape, Inc. (to 2017)

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Ending by 2030
Aug 2027
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When these terms end

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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.
  • 1 fee due Dec 13, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Webhooks Use for a Microservice Architecture Application (US 11,675,638) comes due Dec 13, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 14, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Mar 5 to 12, 2027 · next Mar 5
  • 1 fee due Apr 17, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Configuration Hash Comparison (US 11,792,077) comes due Apr 17, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 18, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Dynamically Reordering Plugin Execution Order at an API Gateway of a Microservices Application (US 11,829,784) comes due May 28, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 29, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Auto-Documentation for Application Program Interfaces Based on Network Requests and Responses (US 11,838,355) comes due Jun 5, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 6, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 7, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Treat dispensing pet toy (US 10,524,453) comes due Jul 7, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 7, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Microservices Application Network Control Plane (US 11,929,890) comes due Sep 12, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 13, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Oct 9 to 16, 2027 · next Oct 9

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US D688,836Pet toy
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D700,755Pet toy treat dispenser
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,468,977Pet toy with noise making instrument
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D722,730Pet toy
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D736,483Translucent pet toy
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D746,002Pet toy
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D749,802Pet toy
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,225,747Treat dispenser for animals and method
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,393,300Pet toy with flexible body and rope support configurations
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,978,590Pet Toy with Core Assembly Incorporating Noise Making Feature
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 43: 5 patents in force now held by others · 11 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 21 ended at full term · 2 surrendered on reissue. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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.

6 pending · 3 abandoned · 12 no status recorded

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