Bce Inc.
2 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
70
Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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Fee deadlines
Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
- 3 fees due Nov 19 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 19
- 7 fees due Dec 2 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 6 fees due Feb 11 to 25, 2027 · next Feb 11
- 2 fees due Mar 3 to 12, 2027 · next Mar 3
- 2 fees due Apr 24 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 24
- 1 fee due May 19, 2027The maintenance fee for Methods and systems for validating online transactions using location information (US 10,482,081) comes due May 19, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 19, 2027, it lapses early.
- 3 fees due Jun 1 to 3, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 4 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 1 fee due Sep 24, 2027The maintenance fee for Method, system network and computer-readable media for controlling outgoing telephony calls to cause initiation of call features (US 10,602,241) comes due Sep 24, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 24, 2028, it lapses early.
- 4 fees due Oct 2 to 19, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 1 fee due Nov 3, 2027The maintenance fee for Method and system for obtaining location information regarding a device in a wireless network (US 9,332,379) comes due Nov 3, 2027. Unpaid by May 3, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 3 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
Patents held now
Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 10,230,545 | Method, System and Apparatus for Logging into a Communication Client In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,609,647 | Method and apparatus for network configuration validation In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,210,273 | Method, system and apparatus for provisioning a communication client In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 11,356,487 | Method, system and apparatus for causing a communication client to join a media-over-packet communication session In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,270,622 | Systems and methods for conveying information to an instant messaging client In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,558,212 | System and method for fault identification In force (reinstated) · From the USPTO record | In force (reinstated) | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,294,436 | Method, system and apparatus for verifying validity of location information in a packet-based network In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,864,930 | Systems and methods for registration and retrieval of voice mail contact information In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,653,073 | Methods and systems for delivery of broadband services to customer premises equipment In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,454,657 | Security access device and method In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record |
Also on record, not counted in the 137: 2 patents in force now held by others · 45 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 15 ended at full term. List them
Sources and methods
Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand.
How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
Published applications
US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.
4 pending · 6 abandoned · 28 no status recorded