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Biglobe Inc.

18 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
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.
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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.
  • 1 fee due Dec 30, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Mapping system that displays nearby regions based on direction of travel, speed, and orientation (US 9,071,641) comes due Dec 30, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 30, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Mar 29, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Transmission and reception system, transmitting and receiving unit, and transmitting and receiving method (US 9,148,750) comes due Mar 29, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 29, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due May 5 to 10, 2027 · next May 5

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Recent changes

  • 2 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 8,793,259Information retrieval device, information retrieval method, and program
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,917,975Moving Picture/Still Picture Processing System, Server, Moving Picture/Still Picture Processing Method, and Program
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,874,141Provision of information
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,576,669Hour notification
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,003,097Information transfer apparatus, information transfer system and information transfer method
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,433,666Link information extracting apparatus, link information extracting method, and recording medium
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,071,641Mapping system that displays nearby regions based on direction of travel, speed, and orientation
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,185,350Content selecting system, providing apparatus, transfer apparatus and content selecting method
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,008,705Push delivery apparatus, mobile terminal, and push delivery system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,977,676Numerical Value Management System and Method for Managing Numerical Value
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 18: 2 patents in force now held by others · 5 lapsed for an unpaid fee. 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.

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