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TopCoder, Inc.

22Patents
15Active
22Granted
44Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jan 8, 2002 → Feb 28, 2011 · 13 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7778866B2 Systems and methods for software development Physics 73 Active
US7292990B2 System and method for software development Physics 70 Expired
US6569012B2 Systems and methods for coding competitions Physics 55 Expired
US6984177B2 Method and system for communicating programmer information to potential employers Physics 37 Expired
US6824462B2 Method and system for evaluating skills of contestants in online coding competitions Physics 36 Expired
US7401031B2 System and method for software development Physics 28 Active
US7300346B2 Systems and methods for coding competitions Physics 28 Expired
US6761631B2 Apparatus and system for facilitating online coding competitions Physics 24 Expired
US7311595B2 Systems and methods for coding competitions Physics 18 Expired
US8621434B2 System and method for distributed software testing Physics 17 Active
US8499278B2 System and method for software development Physics 10 Active
US8073792B2 System and method for content development Physics 10 Active
US8109819B2 Internet contest Physics 10 Active
US7711755B2 Dynamic XSD enumeration Physics 10 Active
US8021221B2 System and method for conducting programming competitions using aliases Physics 9 Active
US8776042B2 Systems and methods for software support Physics 8 Active
US8137172B2 System and method for programming tournaments Physics 6 Active
US8475251B2 Systems and methods for coding competitions Physics 6 Active
US8127268B2 Server testing framework Physics 5 Active
US8612926B2 System and method for software development Physics 4 Active
US8209238B2 Systems and methods for graphic design development Physics 2 Active
US10783458B2 Systems and methods for screening submissions in production competitions Physics 0 Active

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