The record carries a change of name from this company to NetApp, Inc., 817 recordings between Oct 9, 2008 and Apr 14, 2025. This page keeps the records filed under this name.
3 patents currently held
324 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.
7 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Jul 2030. from the record
Of the 324 now held by other companies, 321 name NetApp Inc. as their current owner, and 3 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
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Ending by 2030
Jul 2030
Next term end
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Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
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.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Nov 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Feb 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jul 2030 · High confidence
Systems and Methods for Network Change Discovery and Host Name Resolution in Storage Network Environments
US 8,826,032
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 122 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data. Protection runs to 2031.
Data Replication Network Traffic Compression
US 8,775,663
Cited by 30 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
System and Method for Concurrently Storing and Accessing Data in a Tree-Like Data Structure
US 8,019,956
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2011 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2030.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Oct 2027 · High confidence
Cited by 494 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
now held by NetApp, Inc.
Also notable
Ends May 2030 · High confidence
Cited by 66 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2030.
now held by NetApp, Inc.
Also notable
Ends Oct 2030 · High confidence
Cited by 48 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2030.
now held by NetApp, Inc.
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
- 29 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 1 largest of its 3 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Data Replication Network Traffic Compression | 1 in force | to Feb 2031 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 3 of 3
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,019,956 | System and Method for Concurrently Storing and Accessing Data in a Tree-Like Data Structure In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,775,663 | Data Replication Network Traffic Compression In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,826,032 | Systems and Methods for Network Change Discovery and Host Name Resolution in Storage Network Environments held by NetApp, Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 3: 324 patents in force now held by others · 433 patents ended · 29 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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.