8,016 patents currently held
544 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 Nov 2026. from the record
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1,474
Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
7,218
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 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Aug 2039 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Dec 2038 · High confidence
Combined Motion Vector and Reference Index Prediction for Video Coding
US 9,300,978
Cited by 275 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
Inter Prediction Method and Apparatus Based on History-Based Motion Vector
US 11,632,564
Cited by 43 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2039. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Image Coding Method on Basis of Secondary Transform and Device Therefor
US 11,252,420
Cited by 35 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Dec 2028 · High confidence
Cited by 329 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.
now held by VL Collective IP LLC
Also notable
Ends Apr 2029 · High confidence
Cited by 138 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.
now held by WSOU Investments, LLC
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.
- 13 fees due Nov 14 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 14
- 103 fees due Dec 2 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 100 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 117 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 126 fees due Mar 1 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 1
- 111 fees due Apr 1 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 111 fees due May 3 to 28, 2027 · next May 3
- 134 fees due Jun 1 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 117 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 124 fees due Aug 2 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 2
- 134 fees due Sep 1 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 148 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 43 fees due Nov 3 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 3
Recent changes
- Nov 11Assignment recorded on 1 record: Nokia Solutions and Networks System Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. to Nokia Technologies Oy Recorded Nov 11, 2026, executed May 25, 2021. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76719, frame 224.
- Nov 6Assignment recorded on 1 record: Nokia Networks France to Nokia Technologies Oy Recorded Nov 6, 2026, executed Mar 1, 2024. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76658, frame 896.
- 318 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 85 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 7,218 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Method and Apparatus for the Activation of Services | 7 in force | to Dec 2031 |
| Motion Prediction in Video Coding | 6 in force | to Aug 2033 |
| Apparatus, a Method and a Computer Program for Video Coding | 6 in force | to Nov 2031 |
| Methods, Apparatuses, and Computer Program Products for Providing Filtered Services and Content Based on User Context | 6 in force | to Jan 2031 |
| Apparatus and Method for Transmitting Media Content | 6 in force | to Oct 2030 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,801,175 | Method, System and Network Entity for Providing Digital Broadband Transmission In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,551,148 | Extended Display Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,751,415 | Telecommunication System with Packet-Switched-Multimedia-Session-To-Circuit-Switched-Call Transferral In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,627,769 | Electronic Device and Method for Managing Power Distribution Therein In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,509,093 | Apparatus and Method for Indicating Proximity Co-Presence for Social Application Using Short Range Radio Communication In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,693,220 | Transmission of Video Information In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,464,110 | Automated Grouping of Image and Other User Data In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,643,811 | Method and System for Interference Detection In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,639,641 | Method and Apparatus Providing Performance Improvement for GPRS Neighbour Cell Measurement Reporting When Packet Broadcast Control Channel Is Not Available In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,450,111 | Key Functionality for Communication Terminal In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 8,016: 544 patents in force now held by others · 4,313 patents ended · 2,789 applications pending · 2,082 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.