338 patents currently held
3,845 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.
11 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in May 2027. from the record
Of the 3,845 now held by other companies, 3,837 name Salesforce Inc. as their current owner, and 8 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
May 2027
Next term end
259
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 Sep 2027 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends no later than May 2027 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends Jul 2033 · High confidence
Method and System for Allowing Access to Developed Applications via a Multi-Tenant On-Demand Database Service
US 7,730,478
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 1,006 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.
Method and System for Realizing a Rendezvous Service in a Management Operations Center Implemented in a Global Ecosystem of Interrelated Services
US 8,856,087
Cited by 238 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027. 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.
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US 9,063,632
Cited by 104 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Jun 2040 · High confidence
Cited by 122 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2040.
now held by Salesforce, Inc.
Also notable
Ends Jul 2028 · High confidence
Cited by 182 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.
now held by Salesforce, Inc.
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.
- 3 fees due Nov 26 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 26
- 8 fees due Dec 11 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 11
- 3 fees due Jan 7 to 11, 2027 · next Jan 7
- 7 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 5 fees due Mar 5 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 5
- 6 fees due Apr 8 to 27, 2027 · next Apr 8
- 6 fees due May 5 to 26, 2027 · next May 5
- 3 fees due Jun 5 to 24, 2027 · next Jun 5
- 4 fees due Jul 9 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 9
- 8 fees due Aug 2 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 2
- 11 fees due Sep 1 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 5 fees due Oct 2 to 21, 2027 · next Oct 2
Recent changes
- Oct 1Assignment recorded on 1 record: Salesforce.com, Inc. to Salesforce, Inc. Recorded Oct 1, 2026, executed Mar 25, 2022. Conveyance as recorded: Change of Name. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76592, frame 641.
- Sep 25Assignment recorded on US 10,748,188: Exacttarget, LLC to Salesforce.com, Inc. Recorded Sep 25, 2026, executed Sep 13, 2016. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76156, frame 559.
- 14 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 11 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 259 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,856,087 | Method and System for Realizing a Rendezvous Service in a Management Operations Center Implemented in a Global Ecosystem of Interrelated Services In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 7,721,328 | Application Identity Design In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,527,323 | Method and System for Load Balancing a Forecast Sytem by Selecting a Synchronous or Asynchronous Process to Determine a Sales Forecast In force (reinstated) · Low confidence | In force (reinstated) | Low confidence | |
| US 9,069,803 | Application Installation System, Method and Computer Program Product for Allowing a Package to Be Installed by a Third Party In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 7,730,478 | Method and System for Allowing Access to Developed Applications via a Multi-Tenant On-Demand Database Service In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,253,224 | Method and System for On-Demand Communities In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,411,852 | Techniques for Processing Group Membership Data in a Multi-Tenant Database System In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,268,963 | On-Demand Database Service System, Method and Computer Program Product for Conditionally Allowing an Application of an Entity Access to Data of Another Entity In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 10,481,903 | On-Demand Database Service System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Validating a Developed Application In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,430,536 | System, Method and Computer Program Product for Creating a Visual Component for Tenants of an On-Demand Database Service In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 338: 3,845 patents in force now held by others · 129 patents ended · 58 applications pending · 812 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.