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Skyword Inc.

First filing 2006
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1 patent currently held

10 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.
1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.

The next term ends in May 2044. from the record

Of the 10 now held by other companies, 10 name Rakuten Group Inc. as their current owner. Each row says so.

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Ending by 2030
May 2044
Next term end
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Patent families

When these terms end

Held patents by the year their term ends
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notable patents all others Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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
Only 1 of the currently held patents qualifies as notable.

Formerly held, still cited

Notable
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 586 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.
Ends Oct 2027 · High confidence
Also notable
Cited by 45 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2032.
Ends Mar 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Cited by 25 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2031.
Ends Jul 2031 · High confidence

Fee deadlines

No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.

Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

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US 12,437,022Dynamic Generation of Work Requests
In force
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Also on record, not counted in the 1: 10 patents in force now held by others · 1 patent ended. 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.
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