740 patents currently held
11 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.
134 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record
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Nov 2026
Next term end
419
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 Nov 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Sep 2027 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2027 · High confidence
Apparatus and Methods for Content Delivery and Message Exchange Across Multiple Content Delivery Networks
US 9,357,247
Cited by 260 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2031.
Technique for Collecting Data Relating to Activity of a User Receiving Entertainment Programs Through a Communications Network
US 8,266,659
Cited by 221 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
System and method for providing broadcast programming, a virtual vcr, and a video scrapbook to programming subscribers
US 8,584,182
Cited by 271 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
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.
- 8 fees due Dec 4 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 4
- 16 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 12 fees due Feb 4 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 4
- 12 fees due Mar 1 to 22, 2027 · next Mar 1
- 17 fees due Apr 6 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 6
- 11 fees due May 3 to 28, 2027 · next May 3
- 8 fees due Jun 1 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 15 fees due Jul 5 to 26, 2027 · next Jul 5
- 17 fees due Aug 2 to 25, 2027 · next Aug 2
- 20 fees due Sep 1 to 29, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 2 fees due Oct 14 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 14
- 2 fees due Nov 12, 2027
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 17 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 419 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| System and Method for Managing Entitlements to Data Over a Network | 8 in force | to Nov 2031 |
| Apparatus and Methods for Recording, Accessing, and Delivering Packetized Content | 6 in force | to Nov 2034 |
| Premises Gateway Apparatus and Methods for Use in a Content-Based Network | 6 in force | to Jul 2029 |
| System and Method for Delivering Media Based on Viewer Behavior | 5 in force | to Apr 2033 |
| Digital Domain Content Processing and Distribution Apparatus and Methods | 5 in force | to Dec 2032 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,623,933 | Methods and Apparatus for Controlling Display in a Networked Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,447,780 | Technique for Communicating Information Over a Broadband Communications Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,623,462 | Personal Content Server Apparatus and Methods In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,457,520 | Technique for Providing a Virtual Digital Video Recorder Service Through a Communications Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,810,121 | Technique for Delivering Network Personal Video Recorder Service and Broadcast Programming Service Over a Communications Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,139,569 | System and Method for Communication Over an Adaptive Service Bus In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,904,585 | Methods, Apparatus and User Interface for Providing Content on Demand In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,375,246 | Methods, Apparatus and User Interface for Providing Content on Demand In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,594,252 | Early Warning Fault Identification and Isolation System for a Two-Way Cable Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,716,700 | Technique for Delivering Entertainment Programming Content Including Commercial Content Therein Over a Communications Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 740: 11 patents in force now held by others · 175 patents ended · 7 applications pending · 59 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.