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Markany Inc.

24 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
1 more in force is now held by another company
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
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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 6, 2026
    The maintenance fee for System and method for distributing data using block chain (US 11,669,500) comes due Dec 6, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 7, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Watermark embedding method and apparatus, and system (US 10,477,284) comes due May 12, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 12, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 30, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method and apparatus of DRM systems for protecting enterprise confidentiality (US 10,521,566) comes due Jun 30, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 3, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for System and method for preventing the leaking of digital content (US 9,239,910) comes due Jul 19, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 19, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 8,610,709Method and apparatus for watermarking of 3D mesh model
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US 8,677,345System for creating virtual application, method for installing virtual application, method for calling native API and method for executing virtual application
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US 9,239,910System and method for preventing the leaking of digital content
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US 9,445,298Method, apparatus, and system for controlling terminal device
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US 9,491,147DRM content stream transmission apparatus, method, and transmission and reception system
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US 9,830,433Method, system and device for enhancing business information security
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US 9,742,783Method for sending contents including tracking information and apparatus thereof, and method for receiving content including tracking information and apparatus thereof
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US 9,818,233Method and apparatus for automatically splitting object and method, apparatus, and system for registering file
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US 9,819,494Digital signature service system based on hash function and method thereof
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US 9,986,244Apparatus and method for detecting scene cut frame
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Also on record, not counted in the 24: 1 patent in force now held by others · 1 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 11 ended at full term. 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.

1 pending · 1 abandoned · 21 no status recorded

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