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454 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
91 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.

Recorded under 2 name spellings.

Previously recorded as Verizon Media Inc. (to 2022)

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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 Nov 26, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Adlite Rich Media Solutions Without Presentation Requiring Use of a Video Player (US 9,043,830) comes due Nov 26, 2026. Unpaid by May 26, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 7 fees due Dec 2 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 2
  • 9 fees due Jan 2 to 23, 2027 · next Jan 2
  • 11 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
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  • 11 fees due May 5 to 28, 2027 · next May 5
  • 7 fees due Jun 3 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 3
  • 14 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
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  • 10 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
  • 3 fees due Nov 5 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 5

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Recent changes

  • 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
  • 7 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 9,300,567Systems and Methods for Adjusting a Wireless Network Based on Transaction Data
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,904,042System and method for subject matter notifications
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,992,762Processing Link Identifiers in Click Records of a Log File
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,645,235Biasing of Search Result Clustering to Ensure More Effective Point of Interest (POI) Targeting
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,937,380System and Method for Recommended Events
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,140,566Open Framework for Integrating, Associating, and Interacting with Content Objects Including Automatic Feed Creation
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 7,631,330Inserting Branding Elements
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,145,645System for Identifying Geographically Relevant Advertisements from a Search Query
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,122,236Method of Disseminating Advertisements Using an Embedded Media Player Page
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,761,350Biasing of Search Result Clustering to Ensure More Effective Point of Interest (POI) Targeting
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 454: 91 patents in force now held by others · 65 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 118 ended at full term · 2 past the fee grace period. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

Published applications

US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.

27 pending · 19 abandoned · 4 no status recorded

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