Who buys Product and Service Code R498 (Support – Professional: Patent and Trademark), who wins it, what's open now and which contracts expire next — from FY2026 USAspending awards and live SAM.gov solicitations.
Contract data as of Oct 18, 2026 (USAspending) · recent coverage verified weekly
| Quarter | Awards | Obligated | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2026 | 2 | $378K | — |
| Q2 FY2026 | 5 | $46.0M | +12070% |
| Q3 FY2026 | 2 | $253K | -99% |
| Q4 FY2026 | 9 | $5.8M | +2202% |
Federal fiscal quarters (Q1 = Oct–Dec). Awards are counted in the quarter they start; obligations are the award's obligated amount.
| # | Contractor | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CPA GLOBAL (LANDON IP) INC | $14.4M | 27.5% |
| 2 | CARDINAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. | $14.2M | 27.0% |
| 3 | GLOBAL PATENT SOLUTIONS | $9.8M | 18.7% |
| 4 | PARKER TIDE LLC | $9.4M | 17.8% |
| 5 | BALLARD SPAHR LLP | $3.2M | 6.1% |
| 6 | SERCO HOLDINGS LIMITED | $992K | 1.9% |
| 7 | CLARIVATE PLC | $253K | 0.5% |
| 8 | DUNLAP BENNETT & LUDWIG PLLC | $186K | 0.4% |
| 9 | MOTION PICTURE LICENSING CORPORATION | $32K | 0.1% |
| 10 | GIBB INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM, LLC | $14K | 0.0% |
Registrations are rolled up to their corporate parent (USAspending parent UEI), so a company with several SAM registrations ranks once.
| Agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Commerce | $48.8M | 93.0% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $3.2M | 6.1% |
| National Science Foundation | $225K | 0.4% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $186K | 0.4% |
| Department of Transportation | $32K | 0.1% |
| Department of Justice | $28K | 0.1% |
| Department of Defense | $14K | 0.0% |
| Start | Contract · recipient | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2026 | FULL CLASSIFICATION SERVICES, CLIN 4003 DOCUMENT RECLASSIFICATION CPA GLOBAL (LANDON IP) INC · Department of Commerce | $1.7M |
| Aug 17, 2026 | FULL CLASSIFICATION SERVICES, CLIN 4003 DOCUMENT RECLASSIFICATION PROJECT #11981. CPA GLOBAL (LANDON IP) INC · Department of Commerce | $1.1M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | FULL CLASSIFICATION SERVICES, CLIN 4003, RECLASSIFICATION PROJECT (RP) #11771 SERCO INC · Department of Commerce | $927K |
| Aug 20, 2026 | FULL CLASSIFICATION SERVICES, CLIN 4003, RECLASSIFICATION PROJECT (RP) #11800 GLOBAL PATENT SOLUTIONS, L.L.C. · Department of Commerce | $881K |
| Aug 21, 2026 | FULL CLASSIFICATION SERVICES (FCS), CLIN 4003 DOCUMENT RECLASSIFICATION, RECLASSIFICATION PROJECT (RP) #11982. GLOBAL PATENT SOLUTIONS, L.L.C. · Department of Commerce | $817K |
The largest obligations on awards that started in the window’s latest quarter.
| Ends | Contract · recipient | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2027 | FULL CLASSIFICATION SERVICES - INITIAL CLASSIFICATION OF PATENT APPLICATIONS SERVICES - OPTION YEAR FOUR TASK ORDER AWARD SERCO INC · Department of Commerce | $17.5M |
| Feb 1, 2027 | PATENT COOPERATION TREATY INTERNATIONAL SEARCH AND OPINION SERVICES - OPTION YEAR ONE TASK ORDER AWARD CARDINAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. · Department of Commerce | $14.2M |
| Feb 1, 2027 | PATENT COOPERATION TREATY INTERNATIONAL SEARCH AND OPINION SERVICES - OPTION YEAR ONE TASK ORDER AWARD CPA GLOBAL (LANDON IP) INC · Department of Commerce | $11.7M |
| Feb 28, 2027 | FULL CLASSIFICATION SERVICES - INITIAL CLASSIFICATION OF PATENT APPLICATIONS SERVICES - OPTION YEAR FOUR TASK ORDER AWARD CPA GLOBAL (LANDON IP) INC · Department of Commerce | $11.3M |
| Feb 1, 2027 | PATENT COOPERATION TREATY INTERNATIONAL SEARCH AND OPINION SERVICES - OPTION YEAR ONE TASK ORDER AWARD GLOBAL PATENT SOLUTIONS, L.L.C. · Department of Commerce | $8.0M |
16 contracts under this code reach their final end date (options included) in the next 12 months.
| Set-aside type | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Small business set-aside | $0 | 0.0% |
| 8(a) | $0 | 0.0% |
| SDVOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| WOSB / EDWOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| HUBZone | $0 | 0.0% |
| No set-aside (full & open) | $260K | 100.0% |
Share of obligations on awards whose set-aside type is recorded — 0% of this market's dollars. Most USAspending bulk-archive records leave the field blank, so blank awards are excluded rather than counted as full & open.
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Source: USAspending.gov contract awards (prime awards with a start date from Oct 1, 2025 through Sep 30, 2026), SAM.gov contract opportunities, and SBA size standards. Recompetes are contracts whose final end date — options included — falls in the next 12 months. Figures are recomputed when a new USAspending load lands. See our data sources.