Five patents currently held, every record listed here
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.
The next term ends in Nov 2028. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Nov 2028
Next term end
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Patent families
When these terms end
Each bar runs from grant to computed term end. 2011 to 2031.20152019202320272031
Every computed term in this portfolio is shown above.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 patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Jan 2029 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2030 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2028 · High confidence
Method and Apparatus for Conducting an Information Brokering Service
US 10,510,087
Cited by 25 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2029.
Method and Apparatus for Conducting an Information Brokering Service
US 8,019,637
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2011 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2030.
Method and Apparatus for Conducting an Information Brokering Service
US 8,160,915
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2012 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2028. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
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 Jun 17, 2027The maintenance fee for Method and Apparatus for Conducting an Information Brokering Service (US 10,510,087) comes due Jun 17, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 17, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
The 3 largest of its 5 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Method and Apparatus for Conducting an Information Brokering Service (2006) | 1 in force | to Jun 2030 |
| Method and Apparatus for Conducting an Information Brokering Service (2006) | 1 in force | to Jan 2029 |
| Method and Apparatus for Conducting an Information Brokering Service (2006) | 1 in force | to Nov 2028 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 5 of 5
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,019,639 | Method and Apparatus for Conducting an Online Information Service In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,160,915 | Method and Apparatus for Conducting an Information Brokering Service In force (reinstated) · High confidence | In force (reinstated) | High confidence | |
| US 10,510,087 | Method and Apparatus for Conducting an Information Brokering Service In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,019,637 | Method and Apparatus for Conducting an Information Brokering Service In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,083,420 | Community Moderated Information In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 5: 2 patents ended · 5 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.