26 patents currently held
28 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.
2 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Jul 2030. from the record
Of the 28 now held by other companies, 14 name Intralinks Inc. as their current owner, and 14 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
Jul 2030
Next term end
19
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
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.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Aug 2030 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Apr 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2041 · High confidence
Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
US D763,881
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 130 later US patents, top 5% of design patents granted in 2016 in our data. Protection runs to 2030.
Secure Mobile Framework
US 9,565,212
Cited by 106 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 2033.
Method and System for Initial Secret Delivery for Scalable and Restart-Able Collocated Containers with Shared Resources
US 11,804,958
Cited by 7 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2041.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends May 2033 · High confidence
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 308 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.
now held by Intralinks, 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 Apr 13 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 13
- 1 fee due Jul 23, 2027The maintenance fee for Method and System for Near Field Communication Authorization Sharing (US 11,882,116) comes due Jul 23, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 24, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Sep 1, 2027The maintenance fee for Tethering Enforcement Device Controller and Methods Thereof (US 9,276,936) comes due Sep 1, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 1, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 19 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface | 3 in force | to Jan 2035 |
| Secure Mobile Framework | 3 in force | to Apr 2033 |
| Method and Apparatus for Maximizing a Number of Connections That Can Be Executed from a Mobile Application | 2 in force | to Dec 2040 |
| Method and System for Location Detection of Photographs Using Topographic Techniques | 2 in force | to Dec 2039 |
| System and Method of Verifying a Number of a Mobile Terminal | 2 in force | to Nov 2031 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,255,006 | Event Dependent Notification System and Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D763,881 | Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,181,111 | System and Method for Providing Social Context to Digital Activity In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,959,604 | System and Method of Verifying a Number of a Mobile Terminal In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,160,736 | System and Method of Verifying a Number of a Mobile Terminal In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,609,587 | System and Method for Host and Os Agnostic Management of Connected Devices Through Network Controlled State Alteration In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,943,428 | System for and Method of Field Mapping In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,467,475 | Secure Mobile Framework In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,473,533 | Secure Mobile Framework In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,565,212 | Secure Mobile Framework In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 26: 28 patents in force now held by others · 38 patents ended · 1 application pending · 46 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.