Maintenance fees coming due

Abbott Laboratories

55 maintenance fees come due in the 12 months from Nov 14, 2026, the next on Nov 14, 2026. Unpaid by May 14, 2027, that one lapses early.

A maintenance fee does not end a patent on its due date. It falls due at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant, and the patent lapses only if the fee is still unpaid at the end of the six month grace period that follows.

Patent	Title	Holder	Status	Fee due	Lapses if unpaid	Expires	Confidence
US 10,288,557	Spectral Differentiation of Histological Stains Abbott Laboratories In force Fee due Nov 14, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 14, 2027 Term ends Jun 27, 2037 · High confidence	Abbott Laboratories	In force	Nov 14, 2026	May 14, 2027	Term ends Jun 27, 2037	High confidence
US 9,049,884	Methods of Modulating Inflammation in Preterm Infants Using Carotenoids Abbott Laboratories In force Fee due Dec 9, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 9, 2027 Term ends Jun 11, 2031 · High confidence	Abbott Laboratories	In force	Dec 9, 2026	Jun 9, 2027	Term ends Jun 11, 2031	High confidence
US 11,690,859	Methods for Decreasing the Incidence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Infants, Toddlers, or Children Using Human Milk Oligosaccharides Abbott Laboratories In force Fee due Jan 4, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 6, 2027 Term ends Dec 22, 2031 · High confidence	Abbott Laboratories	In force	Jan 4, 2027	Jul 6, 2027	Term ends Dec 22, 2031	High confidence
US 11,694,146	System and Method for Automated Laboratory Inventory Management Using RFID Technology Abbott Laboratories In force Fee due Jan 4, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 6, 2027 Ends no later than Dec 14, 2031 · Medium confidence	Abbott Laboratories	In force	Jan 4, 2027	Jul 6, 2027	Ends no later than Dec 14, 2031	Medium confidence
US 9,073,094	Methods and Apparatus to Reduce Biological Carryover Using Induction Heating Abbott Laboratories In force Fee due Jan 7, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 7, 2027 Term ends Jan 27, 2033 · High confidence	Abbott Laboratories	In force	Jan 7, 2027	Jul 7, 2027	Term ends Jan 27, 2033	High confidence
US 10,345,218	Automated Slide Assessments and Tracking in Digital Microscopy Abbott Laboratories In force Fee due Jan 9, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 9, 2027 Term ends Dec 5, 2037 · High confidence	Abbott Laboratories	In force	Jan 9, 2027	Jul 9, 2027	Term ends Dec 5, 2037	High confidence
US 10,345,311	Detection Methods Employing HCV Core Lipid and DNA Binding Domain Monoclonal Antibodies Abbott Laboratories In force Fee due Jan 9, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 9, 2027 Term ends Dec 23, 2033 · High confidence	Abbott Laboratories	In force	Jan 9, 2027	Jul 9, 2027	Term ends Dec 23, 2033	High confidence
US 9,078,846	Nutritional Products Including Monoglycerides and Fatty Acids Abbott Laboratories In force Fee due Jan 14, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 14, 2027 Term ends Dec 21, 2031 · High confidence	Abbott Laboratories	In force	Jan 14, 2027	Jul 14, 2027	Term ends Dec 21, 2031	High confidence
US 9,078,847	Nutritional Products Including a Novel Fat System Including Monoglycerides Abbott Laboratories In force Fee due Jan 14, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 14, 2027 Term ends Dec 21, 2031 · High confidence	Abbott Laboratories	In force	Jan 14, 2027	Jul 14, 2027	Term ends Dec 21, 2031	High confidence
US 11,701,376	Nutritional Compositions Comprising Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Nucleotides and Uses Thereof for Treating And/Or Preventing Enteric Viral Infection Abbott Laboratories In force Fee due Jan 18, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 19, 2027 Term ends Dec 22, 2031 · Medium confidence	Abbott Laboratories	In force	Jan 18, 2027	Jul 19, 2027	Term ends Dec 22, 2031	Medium confidence
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