6 patents currently held
10 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.
The next term ends in May 2027. from the record
Of the 10 now held by other companies, 10 name Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. as their current owner. Each row says so.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
5
Ending by 2030
May 2027
Next term end
3
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 Sep 2028 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2038 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2030 · High confidence
Virtual Vault of Licensed Content
US 10,664,575
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 22 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2028.
Systems and Methods for Fast and Effective Grouping of Stream of Information into Cloud Storage Files
US 11,200,258
Cited by 13 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.
Hybrid Platform for Video Games
US 8,073,909
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2011 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2030.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Mar 2027 · High confidence
Cited by 35 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2009 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
now held by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Also notable
Ends Mar 2031 · High confidence
Cited by 22 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
now held by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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 11, 2027The maintenance fee for Systems and Methods for Facilitating Secure Streaming of Electronic Gaming Content (US 11,698,949) comes due Jan 11, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 12, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due May 10, 2027The maintenance fee for Method and Apparatus for Playing Computer-Based Video Games on Television (US 9,180,374) comes due May 10, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 10, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 2 largest of its 3 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Virtual Vault of Licensed Content | 3 in force | to Sep 2028 |
| Hybrid Platform for Video Games | 2 in force | to Mar 2030 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 6 of 6
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 10,733,271 | Systems and Methods for Facilitating Secure Streaming of Electronic Gaming Content In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,698,949 | Systems and Methods for Facilitating Secure Streaming of Electronic Gaming Content In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,664,575 | Virtual Vault of Licensed Content In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,180,374 | Method and Apparatus for Playing Computer-Based Video Games on Television In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,073,909 | Hybrid Platform for Video Games In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,200,258 | Systems and Methods for Fast and Effective Grouping of Stream of Information into Cloud Storage Files In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 6: 10 patents in force now held by others · 10 patents ended · 6 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.