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Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD)

Nasdaq: ZD · Telegraph & Other Message Communications · New York, NY · filing with the SEC since 1999
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US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026

150 patents granted to the 24 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 Ziff Davis, Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
150
150 utility, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
none
Against 2 in 2024 and none in 2023
Applications published
159
2 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
24
a subsidiary, a former name, its own name
By yearGrantedApplications published
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
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
IT methods for management19
Digital communication5
Computer technology3
Telecommunications1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name24 counted
RETAILMENOT, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
58 granted
10 published
j2 Global Communications, Inc. a former name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
41 granted
27 published
RetailMeNot, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
64 published
ADVANCED MESSAGING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
30 granted
5 published
Advanced Messaging Technologies, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
16 published
SPICEWORKS, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
5 granted
11 published
SEOmoz, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
4 granted
5 published
MASHABLE, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
6 granted
0 published
Mashable, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
4 published
Spiceworks, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
4 published
BabyCenter, L.L.C. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
3 published
j2 Global Ireland Limited a subsidiary
IE, as the owner printed on each patent
2 granted
1 published
Overplay, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
2 published
CNET Media, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
Everyday Health Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 published
FitNow, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
1 published
FitNow, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 published
GMG Lifestyle Entertainment, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
1 published
Secured Connectivity, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
TCI Acquisition Company, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
TCI Acquisition Company, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 published
YSL Ventures, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
1 published
Ziff-Davis its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
j2 Global, Inc. a former name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 published
Names not counted (14)
Ekahau Oy
Most of its patents print FI; this name counts in US. 14 granted and 12 published under it are not counted.
Root Wireless, Inc.
Also listed as a subsidiary by Accenture plc. 13 granted and 7 published under it are not counted.
SpatialBuzz Limited
Also listed as a subsidiary by Accenture plc. 10 granted and 9 published under it are not counted.
SpatialBuzz Limited
Also listed as a subsidiary by Accenture plc. 0 granted and 15 published under it are not counted.
Ekahau Oy
Most of its patents print FI; this name counts in US. 0 granted and 13 published under it are not counted.
Ookla, LLC
Also listed as a subsidiary by Accenture plc. 0 granted and 7 published under it are not counted.
Root Wireless, Inc.
Also listed as a subsidiary by Accenture plc. 0 granted and 7 published under it are not counted.
Ookla, LLC
Also listed as a subsidiary by Accenture plc. 5 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Ekahau Oy
Also listed as a subsidiary by Accenture plc. 1 granted and 2 published under it are not counted.
Semantic Labs LLP
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in GB. 0 granted and 3 published under it are not counted.
Semantic Labs LLP
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in GB. 1 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
UU, Inc.
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in BB. 2 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Sep 24, 202412,099,968Utilizing near-field communications to select third party products/services for ordering from third party inventory management computer systems and methods of use thereofIT methods for managementTCI Acquisition Company, Inc.
May 28, 202411,995,136User network-based suggestion for web browserComputer technologyRETAILMENOT, INC.
Dec 27, 202211,538,062Tracking offers across multiple channelsIT methods for managementRETAILMENOT, INC.
Jul 12, 202211,386,446Devices, methods, and computer-readable media for redemption header for merchant offersIT methods for managementRETAILMENOT, INC.
May 10, 202211,328,313Predictive bounding of combinatorial optimizations that are based on data sets acquired post-prediction through high-latency, heterogenous interfacesIT methods for managementRETAILMENOT, INC.
May 3, 202211,321,728Reducing latency in cross-device experiences with caching and hashingIT methods for managementRETAILMENOT, INC.
Apr 12, 202211,301,676Reducing the search space for recognition of objects in an image based on wireless signalsComputer technologyRETAILMENOT, INC.
Mar 29, 202211,288,694Providing single-use offersIT methods for managementRETAILMENOT, INC.
Feb 8, 202211,244,341Method and system for facilitating access to a promotional offerIT methods for managementRETAILMENOT, INC.
Feb 8, 202211,244,337Determining offers for a geofenced geographic areaIT methods for managementRETAILMENOT, INC.
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Jan 30, 20252025/0036916PREDICTING WEIGHT CHANGE BASED ON GENETIC INFORMATION AND ACTIVITY INFORMATIONComputer technologyFitNow, Inc.
Jan 2, 20252025/0005519UTILIZING NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATIONS TO SELECT THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS/SERVICES FOR ORDERING FROM THIRD PARTY INVENTORY MANAGEMENT COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFIT methods for managementTCI Acquisition Company, Inc.
Jan 26, 20232023/0025668USER NETWORK-BASED SUGGESTION FOR WEB BROWSERComputer technologyRetailMeNot, Inc. · patent 11,995,136 granted from it
Oct 27, 20222022/0345585METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTION OF FAX TRANSMISSIONSTelecommunicationsAdvanced Messaging Technologies, Inc.
Apr 21, 20222022/0122112DETERMINING OFFERS FOR A GEOFENCED GEOGRAPHIC AREAIT methods for managementRetailMeNot, Inc.
Oct 28, 20212021/0336858SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MONITORING WITH INTEGRATED RESOURCE ACQUISITIONDigital communicationSpiceworks, Inc.
Sep 23, 20212021/0297240SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED DATA STORAGE AND DELIVERY USING BLOCKCHAINDigital communicationAdvanced Messaging Technologies, Inc. · patent 11,650,955 granted from it
Sep 9, 20212021/0281678METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCREENING VOICE CALLSTelecommunicationsAdvanced Messaging Technologies, Inc.
May 27, 20212021/0158392TRACKING OFFERS ACROSS MULTIPLE CHANNELSIT methods for managementRetailMeNot, Inc. · patent 11,538,062 granted from it
May 27, 20212021/0158301SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MESSAGE TRANSMISSION AND RETRIEVAL USING BLOCKCHAINDigital communicationAdvanced Messaging Technologies, Inc.
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: IT methods for management 1 · Computer technology 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.

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