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Snapchat, Inc.

44 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
496 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.

Recorded as renamed to Snap Inc. (2016)

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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 Nov 26, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Computer Device for Reading E-Book and Server for Being Connected with the Same (US 9,043,412) comes due Nov 26, 2026. Unpaid by May 26, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Dec 30, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Computer device for reading e-book and server for being connected with the same (US 9,069,868) comes due Dec 30, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 30, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Jan 23 to 28, 2027 · next Jan 23
  • 2 fees due Feb 18, 2027
  • 1 fee due Mar 22, 2027
    The maintenance fee for User interface for accessing media at a geographic location (US 9,143,681) comes due Mar 22, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 22, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Jun 10 to 29, 2027 · next Jun 10
  • 1 fee due Aug 6, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Automated Three Dimensional Model Generation (US 11,893,689) comes due Aug 6, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 7, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 22, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Storage and processing of ephemeral messages (US 9,294,425) comes due Sep 22, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 22, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Oct 9 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 9

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 9,342,613Display and installation of portlets on a client platform
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,184,783User Interface for Integrating Diverse Methods of Communication
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,568,010Self-Updating Email Message
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,726,167Display and installation of portlets on a client platform
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,554,868Simultaneous Sharing Communication Interface
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,021,038Message Delivery in Messaging Networks
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,958,156Graphical/Rich Media Ads in Search Results
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,166,111Method for Correcting a Received Electronic Mail Having an Erroneous Header
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,161,115System and Method for Effective Mail Transmission
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,225,674Integration of Collaboration Systems in an Instant Messaging Application
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 44: 496 patents in force now held by others · 147 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 44 ended at full term · 1 past the fee grace period. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

Published applications

US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.

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