28 patents currently held
2 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 Apr 2032. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Apr 2032
Next term end
9
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 Dec 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2033 · High confidence
System and Method for Identifying Users Based on At Least One Preference and Friendship Status
US 11,385,773
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 80 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.
System and method for validating users using social network or other information from a web site
US 9,639,695
Cited by 46 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2032.
System and Method for Registering Users for Communicating Information on a Web Site
US 9,230,103
Cited by 16 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 2033.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Jan 2039 · High confidence
Granted 2021. Computed term ends 2039.
now held by Spark Networks SE
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 Jan 4, 2027The maintenance fee for System and Method for Selling and Customizing Products and Services via a Network of Computer Systems (US 11,694,247) comes due Jan 4, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 6, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Mar 12, 2027The maintenance fee for System and Method for User Video Chats With Progressively Clearer Images (US 11,757,968) comes due Mar 12, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 13, 2027, it lapses early.
- 3 fees due Apr 1 to 22, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 1 fee due May 7, 2027The maintenance fee for System and Method for Providing Information About Users Who Performed Internet-Based Activities (US 11,809,437) comes due May 7, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 8, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jul 5, 2027The maintenance fee for System and Method for Registering Users for Communicating Information on a Web Site (US 9,230,103) comes due Jul 5, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 5, 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 9 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.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 10,909,598 | System and Method for Selling and Customizing Products and Services via a Network of Computer Systems In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,606,646 | System and Method for Selling Products and Services via a Network of at Least Three Computer Systems In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,694,247 | System and Method for Selling and Customizing Products and Services via a Network of Computer Systems In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,639,695 | System and method for validating users using social network or other information from a web site In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,838,400 | System and Method for Validating Users Using Social Network Information In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 10,044,731 | System and Method for Validating Users Using Social Network Information In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,432,643 | System and Method for Validating Users Using Social Network Information In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 10,841,319 | System and Method for Validating Users Using Social Network Information In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 11,385,773 | System and Method for Identifying Users Based on At Least One Preference and Friendship Status In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,032,811 | System and Method for Identifying Nearby, Compatible Users In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 28: 2 patents in force now held by others · 4 patents ended · 1 application pending · 4 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.