Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026
145 patents granted to the 15 names below, as the owner printed on each patent when it was granted. A later sale, a lapse or an expiry is not read, so this is what was granted to Match Group, Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
145
133 utility, 12 design, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
12
Against 19 in 2024 and 24 in 2023
Applications published
168
17 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
15
a subsidiary, its own name, a former name
By yearGrantedApplications published
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Each pair is one calendar year. Applications are published about eighteen months after filing, so the newest years read low.
What they are aboutgrants since 2021
Digital communication47
Computer technology31
IT methods for management4
Telecommunications4
Audio-visual technology3
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name15 counted
Hyperconnect LLC a subsidiary
KR, as the owner printed on each patent. 13 more under the same name are not counted (printed in US)
70 publishedMATCH GROUP, LLC its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
13 publishedMatch Group, LLC its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
33 publishedHYPERCONNECT, INC. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in KR. 5 more under the same name are not counted (printed in US)
24 publishedPlentyofFish Media ULC a subsidiary
CA, as the owner printed on each patent. 2 more under the same name are not counted (printed in US)
0 publishedPLENTYOFFISH MEDIA ULC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CA. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in US)
12 publishedTinder LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 publishedMatch Group Americas, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 publishedMatch Group Americas, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
7 publishedHSN, INC. a former name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
2 publishedTinder, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
4 publishedHinge, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
2 publishedPLENTYOFFISH MEDIA INC. a subsidiary
CA, as the owner printed on each patent
1 publishedHinge, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 publishedIAC/Interactivecorp. a former name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 publishedNames not counted (4)
Eureka, Inc.
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in JP. 91 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Eureka, Inc.
Most of its patents print LU; this name counts in JP. 1 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Eureka, Inc.
No country is printed for it. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Eureka, Inc.
Most of its patents print SE; this name counts in JP. 1 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
| Granted | Patent | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | 12,513,218 | System and method for providing recommendations based on synchronous activity | Digital communication | Tinder LLC |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 12,511,296 | System and method for providing enhanced recommendations based on ratings of offline experiences | Computer technology | Hinge, Inc. |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 12,382,425 | System and method for matching using location information | Digital communication | Match Group Americas, LLC |
| Jul 29, 2025 | 12,373,552 | Apparatus, method and article to facilitate automatic detection and removal of fraudulent user information in a network environment | Computer technology | PlentyofFish Media ULC |
| Jul 22, 2025 | 12,369,136 | System and method for matching using location information | Digital communication | Match Group Americas, LLC |
| Jul 8, 2025 | 12,353,488 | System and method for providing enhanced recommendations based on third-party opinions | Digital communication | Match Group Americas, LLC |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 12,346,534 | Dynamic sorting and inference using gesture based machine learning | Computer technology | Match Group Americas, LLC |
| Jun 17, 2025 | 12,335,903 | System and method for matching using location information | Digital communication | Match Group Americas, LLC |
| May 13, 2025 | 12,301,676 | System and method for modifying a preference | IT methods for management | MATCH GROUP, LLC |
| Apr 8, 2025 | 12,273,850 | System and method for matching using location information | Digital communication | Match Group Americas, LLC |
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
| Published | Application | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|
| Nov 20, 2025 | 2025/0355886 | System and Method for Providing Enhanced Recommendations Based on Ratings of Offline Experiences | Computer technology | Hinge, Inc. |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 2025/0344181 | System and Method for Matching Using Location Information | Digital communication | Match Group Americas, LLC |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 2025/0344178 | System and Method for Matching Using Location Information | Digital communication | Match Group Americas, LLC |
| Sep 11, 2025 | 2025/0284796 | APPARARATUS, METHOD AND ARTICLE TO FACILITATE AUTOMATIC DETECTION AND REMOVAL OF FRAUDULENT USER INFORMATION IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT | Computer technology | PLENTYOFFISH MEDIA ULC |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 2025/0280386 | System and Method for Matching Using Location Information | Digital communication | Match Group Americas, LLC |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 2025/0278446 | System and Method for Providing Enhanced Recommendations Based on Third-Party Opinions | Digital communication | Match Group Americas, LLC |
| Aug 28, 2025 | 2025/0274902 | System and Method for Matching Using Location Information | Digital communication | Match Group Americas, LLC |
| Aug 28, 2025 | 2025/0274524 | System and Method for Modifying a Preference | IT methods for management | Match Group, LLC |
| Jun 19, 2025 | 2025/0199659 | Dynamic Sorting and Inference Using Gesture Based Machine Learning | Computer technology | Match Group Americas, LLC |
| May 8, 2025 | 2025/0150502 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Metaverse Environment | Digital communication | Hyperconnect LLC |
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Digital communication 22 · Computer technology 14 · IT methods for management 1.
A patent is counted where the owner printed on it when it was granted carries the company’s own name, a former name, the name of a subsidiary its annual report lists, or its own name with a patent-holding phrase (Technology Licensing, Intellectual Property and the like), once the legal form, case and punctuation are set aside, and prints a country that name counts in. PatentsView’s data are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: PatentsView's granted patents and pre-grant publications, disambiguated, from the USPTO's Open Data Portal, through Dec 31, 2025, read Oct 27, 2026.