8 patents currently held
17 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 May 2037. from the record
Of the 17 now held by other companies, 15 name Royal Bank of Canada as their current owner, and 2 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Ending by 2030
May 2037
Next term end
7
Patent families
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
Only 2 of the currently held patents qualify as notable.
Notable
Ends May 2037 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Aug 2041 · High confidence
Systems and Methods for Collecting Digital Forensic Evidence
US 11,500,938
Granted 2022. Computed term ends 2037.
Systems and Methods for Cloud-Based Collection and Processing of Digital Forensic Evidence
US 12,775,700
Granted 2026. Too new for citation comparison; protection runs to 2041. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Aug 2037 · High confidence
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 24 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2037. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
now held by Royal Bank of Canada
Also notable
Ends Sep 2037 · High confidence
Cited by 10 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.
now held by Magnet Forensics Investco Inc.
Also notable
Ends Dec 2035 · High confidence
Cited by 13 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.
now held by Royal Bank of Canada
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
- 2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 1 largest of its 7 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.
Showing 1 to 8 of 8
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 11,500,938 | Systems and Methods for Collecting Digital Forensic Evidence held by Magnet Forensics Investco Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,775,700 | Systems and Methods for Cloud-Based Collection and Processing of Digital Forensic Evidence In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,141,272 | Systems and Methods for Cloud-Based Collection and Processing of Digital Forensic Evidence In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,530,521 | Computer System and Method for Presenting Forensic Data in a User Interface Based on Hash Lists and Generating Hash Lists Therefor In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,259,872 | Computer System and Method for Evaluating Integrity and Parsing of a File System and Parsing Implementation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,518,046 | Computer System and Method for Search Authorization Compliance During Forensic Data Acquisition in a Digital Forensic Investigation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,613,987 | Digital Forensics Access and Extraction In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,792,662 | Computer System and Method for Surfacing Relevant Forensic Data in a Digital Forensic Investigation of One or More Data Storage Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 8: 17 patents in force now held by others · 7 applications pending · 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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.