27 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in May 2029. from the record
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Ending by 2030
May 2029
Next term end
19
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When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
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.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Mar 2032 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends no later than Feb 2030 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2035 · Medium confidence
Optimization of Social Media Engagement
US 8,972,275
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 331 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.
Correlating Web Page Visits and Conversions with External References
US 8,671,089
Cited by 138 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2030. A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved, so no cap is applied and the date may move earlier, never later.
Content Management Systems
US 10,659,422
Cited by 46 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2035.
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 Feb 25, 2027The maintenance fee for Search Engine Optimization for Category Specific Search Results (US 9,116,994) comes due Feb 25, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 25, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Mar 22 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 22
- 1 fee due Apr 6, 2027The maintenance fee for Auditing of Webpages (US 9,152,729) comes due Apr 6, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 6, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jun 1, 2027The maintenance fee for System and Method for Estimating Organic Web Traffic from a Secured Source (US 9,202,228) comes due Jun 1, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 1, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jul 12, 2027The maintenance fee for Optimizing Internet Campaigns (US 9,235,570) comes due Jul 12, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 12, 2028, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Sep 1, 2027
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 19 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Optimization of Social Media Engagement | 3 in force | to Mar 2032 |
| Collecting and Scoring Online References | 3 in force | to Apr 2030 |
| System and Method for Estimating Organic Web Traffic from a Secured Source | 2 in force | to Oct 2032 |
| Synthesizing Search Engine Optimization Data for Directories, Domains, and Subdomains | 2 in force | to Sep 2032 |
| Ranking Search Engine Results | 2 in force | to Jan 2032 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,620,892 | Collecting and Scoring Online References In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,577,863 | Correlating Web Page Visits and Conversions with External References In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,671,089 | Correlating Web Page Visits and Conversions with External References In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US RE48,437 | Collecting and Scoring Online References In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US RE49,927 | Identifying and Evaluating Online References In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US 9,020,922 | Search Engine Optimization at Scale In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,135,706 | Operationalizing Search Engine Optimization In force (reinstated) · High confidence | In force (reinstated) | High confidence | |
| US 9,202,228 | System and Method for Estimating Organic Web Traffic from a Secured Source In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,768,907 | Ranking Search Engine Results In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,116,994 | Search Engine Optimization for Category Specific Search Results In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 27: 4 patents ended · 3 applications pending · 12 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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.