4,099 patents currently held
67 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.
The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
2,959
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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
Ends Oct 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Aug 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends no later than May 2030 · Low confidence
Method and System of Managing Ephemeral Post in a Social Networking System
US 9,264,463
Cited by 995 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
Sharing Television and Video Programming Through Social Networking
US 10,425,671
Cited by 245 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.
Detecting Social Graph Elements for Structured Search Queries
US 8,782,080
Cited by 524 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2030. 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.
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.
- 74 fees due Nov 14 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 14
- 155 fees due Dec 2 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 127 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 122 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 131 fees due Mar 1 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 1
- 130 fees due Apr 1 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 87 fees due May 3 to 28, 2027 · next May 3
- 107 fees due Jun 1 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 84 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 44 fees due Aug 2 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 2
- 54 fees due Sep 1 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 45 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 68 fees due Nov 3 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 3
Recent changes
- Sep 22Assignment recorded on 1 record: Nguyen, Katherina to Meta Platforms, Inc. Recorded Sep 22, 2026, executed Mar 1, 2022. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76101, frame 944.
- 12 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 214 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 2,959 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Automatically Generating Nodes and Edges in an Integrated Social Graph | 28 in force | to Jul 2031 |
| Sharing Television and Video Programming Through Social Networking | 25 in force | to Nov 2033 |
| Information Processing Apparatus, Display Control Method, and Program | 20 in force | to Mar 2041 |
| Social Advertisements and Other Informational Messages on a Social Networking Website, and Advertising Model for Same | 20 in force | to Dec 2030 |
| Display Panel of a Programmed Computer System With a Graphical User Interface | 18 in force | to Jun 2035 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US RE45,040 | Electronic Invitations for an On-Line Game In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US 7,403,532 | Method and Apparatus for Hardware Forwarding of Lan Frames Over Atm Networks In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 7,603,417 | Identifying and Using Identities Deemed to Be Known to a User In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,377,393 | Apparatus for Protecting Products from Damage During Shipment In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,392,441 | Method of Performing Operational Validation with Limited CPU Use of a Communications Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D671,551 | Display Panel of a Programmed Computer System with a Graphical User Interface In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,653,693 | Method and System for Capturing Instant Messages In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,383,308 | Buddy List-Based Sharing of Electronic Content In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,644,166 | Source Audio Identifiers for Digital Communications In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,389,347 | Active Probing for Real-Time Diagnosis In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 4,099: 67 patents in force now held by others · 3,507 patents ended · 98 applications pending · 1,768 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.