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COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER, INC.

16Patents
6Active
16Granted
38Portfolio score

Filing activity: Apr 1, 1996 → Sep 25, 2020 · 4 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5991876A Electronic rights management and authorization system Physics 274 Expired
US7130831B2 Limited-use browser and security system Physics 142 Expired
US7299500B1 Method and apparatus for secure delivery and rights management of digital content at an unsecure site Electricity 37 Expired
US6618808B1 Electronic rights management and authorization system Physics 32 Expired
US7373330B1 Method and apparatus for tracking and controlling e-mail forwarding of encrypted documents Electricity 31 Expired
US7225157B2 Limited-use browser and security system Physics 31 Expired
US6859880B2 Process for managing and authorizing rights in a computer system Physics 26 Expired
US7493499B1 Method and apparatus for secure delivery and rights management of digital content Electricity 25 Expired
US6795922B2 Electronic rights management and authorization system Physics 25 Expired
US7324648B1 Method and apparatus for secure key delivery for decrypting bulk digital content files at an unsecure site Electricity 22 Expired
US7360098B2 Process for managing and authorizing rights in a computer system Physics 5 Active
US7827188B2 Method and apparatus for converting a document universal resource locator to a standard document identifier Physics 4 Active
US7711648B2 Method and apparatus for obtaining content license rights via a document link resolver Physics 2 Active
US9275195B1 Intermediated rights management Physics 1 Active
US8201242B2 Method and apparatus for verifying content reuse rights and resolving rights in the presence of multiple licenses Physics 0 Active
US11663274B2 Reference-based document ranking system Physics 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.