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210 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
8 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.
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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 Nov 26, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Systems and methods to position and play content (US 9,042,711) comes due Nov 26, 2026. Unpaid by May 26, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Dec 4, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Method and system for sharing digital media content (US 10,313,411) comes due Dec 4, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 4, 2027, it lapses early.
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  • 4 fees due Oct 2 to 19, 2027 · next Oct 2

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Recent changes

  • 3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
  • 8 terms have ended 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 9,043,479Data retrieval in a two-way network
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,938,546Data Retrieval in a Two-Way Network
In force
 · Low confidence
In forceLow confidence
US 10,681,097Methods and systems for data transmission
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,890,978Generic data processing engine
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,870,829Methods and systems for data transmission
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,344,470Methods and systems for data transmission
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,375,347Systems and methods to position and play content
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,930,449Method and system for data transmission
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,930,716Techniques for reinsertion of local market advertising in digital video from a bypass source
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,042,711Systems and methods to position and play content
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 210: 8 patents in force now held by others · 25 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 180 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.

7 pending · 6 abandoned · 70 no status recorded

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