63 patents currently held
25 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.
The next term ends in Jul 2033. from the record
Of the 25 now held by other companies, 14 name Beijing ByteDance Network Technology Co. Ltd. as their current owner, and 11 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Ending by 2030
Jul 2033
Next term end
51
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
fee due within 90 days
all others
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends May 2034 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2033 · High confidence
Mobile Communication Terminal with Graphical User Interface
US D849,037
Cited by 61 later US patents, top 5% of design patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2034.
Mobile Communication Terminal Display Screen with Graphical User Interface
US D832,870
Cited by 93 later US patents, top 5% of design patents granted in 2018 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.
Mobile Communication Terminal Display Screen with Graphical User Interface
US D832,292
Cited by 50 later US patents, top 10% of design patents granted in 2018 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Oct 2032 · High confidence
Cited by 60 later US patents, top 10% of design patents granted in 2017 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.
now held by Beijing ByteDance Network Technology Co., Ltd.
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.
- 2 fees due Dec 11, 2026
- 1 fee due Feb 6, 2027The maintenance fee for Method, Apparatus and Mobile Terminal for Triggering Widget in Application (US 10,372,300) comes due Feb 6, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 6, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due May 19, 2027The maintenance fee for Image Generation Method and Device (US 10,484,639) comes due May 19, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 19, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jul 21, 2027The maintenance fee for Method and Device for Identifying Junk Picture Files (US 10,540,325) comes due Jul 21, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 21, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Aug 11, 2027The maintenance fee for Application Push Method, and a Service Device (US 10,558,447) comes due Aug 11, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 11, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Oct 21, 2027The maintenance fee for Prompting Information Output Method and Apparatus (US 10,630,831) comes due Oct 21, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 21, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 1 term has ended since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 51 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Mobile Communication Terminal with Graphical User Interface | 6 in force | to Sep 2034 |
| Mobile Communication Terminal Display Screen with Graphical User Interface (2017) | 4 in force | to Dec 2033 |
| Mobile Communication Terminal with Animated Graphical User Interface | 2 in force | to Nov 2034 |
| Mobile Communication Terminal Display Screen with Graphical User Interface (2017) | 2 in force | to Oct 2034 |
| Mobile Communication Terminal Display Screen with Graphical User Interface (2017) | 2 in force | to Jul 2034 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US D823,317 | Mobile Communication Terminal with Graphical User Interface In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D826,246 | Mobile Communication Terminal Display Screen with Graphical User Interface In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D826,247 | Mobile Communication Terminal Display Screen with Graphical User Interface In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D826,967 | Mobile Communication Terminal with Animated Graphical User Interface In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D828,393 | Mobile Communication Terminal with Animated Graphical User Interface In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D828,394 | Mobile Communication Terminal with Animated Graphical User Interface In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D832,292 | Mobile Communication Terminal Display Screen with Graphical User Interface In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D832,870 | Mobile Communication Terminal Display Screen with Graphical User Interface In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D835,141 | Mobile Communication Terminal with Graphical User Interface In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D835,142 | Mobile Communication Terminal with Animated Graphical User Interface In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 63: 25 patents in force now held by others · 24 patents ended · 55 applications abandoned. List them
Sources and methods
Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.