381 patents currently held
4 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 Oct 2027. from the record
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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 Mar 2035 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Aug 2035 · High confidence
Network Virtualization Policy Management System
US 9,594,649
Cited by 105 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.
Speaker Association with a Visual Representation of Spoken Content
US 9,053,750
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 138 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.
Load Adaptation Architecture Framework for Orchestrating and Managing Services in a Cloud Computing System
US 9,742,690
Cited by 61 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.
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.
- 9 fees due Dec 4 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 4
- 4 fees due Jan 4 to 25, 2027 · next Jan 4
- 5 fees due Feb 6 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 6
- 4 fees due Mar 12 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 12
- 7 fees due Apr 3 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 3
- 8 fees due May 7 to 28, 2027 · next May 7
- 8 fees due Jun 5 to 26, 2027 · next Jun 5
- 4 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 6 fees due Aug 6 to 20, 2027 · next Aug 6
- 7 fees due Sep 12 to 26, 2027 · next Sep 12
- 4 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
Recent changes
- Nov 2Assignment recorded on 1 record: Shopify International Limited to Shopify Inc. Recorded Nov 2, 2026, executed Jan 17, 2024. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76598, frame 265.
- 12 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 263 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Capturing Transactional Context | 29 in force | to Sep 2044 |
| Network Virtualization Policy Management System | 7 in force | to Mar 2035 |
| Systems and Methods for Training and Using a Machine Learning Model for Matching Objects | 6 in force | to May 2044 |
| Load Adaptation Architecture Framework for Orchestrating and Managing Services in a Cloud Computing System | 5 in force | to Aug 2035 |
| Speaker Association with a Visual Representation of Spoken Content | 5 in force | to Nov 2032 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,626,200 | Network Systems and Methods Utilizing Mobile Devices to Enhance Consumer Experience In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,580,699 | Network Systems and Methods Utilizing Mobile Devices to Enhance Consumer Experience In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,917,356 | Operating Method for Voice Activity Detection/Silence Suppression System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,957,635 | Emergency Power Generating Source for Mobile Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,794,519 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Ordering Items In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,471,682 | Method and System for Determining Asset Disposition Using RFID In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,254,881 | Network Systems and Methods Utilizing Mobile Devices to Enhance Consumer Experience In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,412,514 | Method and Apparatus for Compiling and Querying a Qa Database In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,747,925 | Speaker Association with a Visual Representation of Spoken Content In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,311,893 | Speaker Association with a Visual Representation of Spoken Content In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 381: 4 patents in force now held by others · 36 patents ended · 175 applications pending · 86 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.