USPTO Patent Grant: Social Match Platform

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 25th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted patent US12586043B2 to MCB Bermuda Ltd. for a social match platform. This patent covers apparatuses, methods, and systems that transform various inputs into job, candidate, and offer information, including calculating social job relevancy ratings.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent US12586043B2 to MCB Bermuda Ltd. The patent, titled 'Social match platform apparatus, method, and system,' details a system that processes join requests, social network information, and platform-specific data to generate job, candidate, and offer information. Key functionalities include calculating social job relevancy ratings for candidates and selecting appropriate job matches based on this data.

This patent grant represents a new intellectual property right for the assignee, MCB Bermuda Ltd. While not a regulatory rule or enforcement action, it signifies innovation in the business methods and technology sector, particularly concerning recruitment and professional networking platforms. Compliance officers in technology and HR sectors should be aware of such patented technologies as they may impact future product development or competitive landscapes.

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Social match platform apparatus, method, and system

Grant US12586043B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

MCB Bermuda Ltd.

Inventors

Thomas J. Chevalier, Matthew Mund, Kristi Ince, Dee Dellovo

Abstract

The SOCIAL MATCH PLATFORM APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“SMP”) transforms platform join requests, social network info, and SMP network info inputs via SMP components NJ, JIP, CIP, OP, CN-SGU and CN-UPSOG into job info, candidate info, offer info, and social meetup info outputs. A job information request for a candidate may be obtained. Social data associated with the candidate may be determined. A social job relevancy rating for various jobs may be calculated using the social data. A job may be selected using the social job relevancy rating for the job, and information regarding the selected job may be provided.