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Filings on record here from 2001, where this site's data begins
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1,413 patents currently held

892 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 Nov 2026. from the record

Of the 892 now held by other companies, 288 name R2 Solutions LLC as their current owner, and 604 more name another party. Each row says which.

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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
222
Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
944
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

Formerly held, still cited

Notable
Cited by 204 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2030.
now held by Lemon Inc.
Ends Jul 2030 · Medium confidence
Also notable
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 1,821 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data. Protection runs to 2029.
Ends Nov 2029 · High confidence

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.
  • 11 fees due Nov 14 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 14
  • 20 fees due Dec 2 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 2
  • 30 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
  • 30 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
  • 20 fees due Mar 3 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 3
  • 34 fees due Apr 1 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 1
  • 24 fees due May 3 to 28, 2027 · next May 3
  • 24 fees due Jun 3 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 3
  • 26 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
  • 42 fees due Aug 2 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 2
  • 23 fees due Sep 1 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 1
  • 27 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
  • 13 fees due Nov 3 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 3

Which patents, and when each one lapses · Pro

Recent changes

  • 12 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
  • 58 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 944 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.
PatentTitleStatusExpiresConfidence
US 9,407,963Method and System for Managing Digital Content Including Streaming Media
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,442,985Systems and Methods for Providing Culturally-Relevant Search Results to Users
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,866,690Computerized System and Method for Creating and Communicating Graphical Messages
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,914,838Computerized System and Method for Collaborative Electronic Document Creation
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,300,567Systems and Methods for Adjusting a Wireless Network Based on Transaction Data
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,538,400Exchanging Digital Content
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,203,882Exchanging Digital Content
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,641,577Exchanging Digital Content
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,754,042Enhanced Favorites Service for Web Browsers and Web Applications
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 8,904,042System and method for subject matter notifications
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 1,413: 892 patents in force now held by others · 2,386 patents ended · 163 applications pending · 2,138 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.
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