Maintenance fees coming due

Cochlear Limited

213 maintenance fees come due in the 12 months from Nov 14, 2026, the next on Nov 19, 2026. Unpaid by May 19, 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 9,037,231	Cap for an Implantable Electrical Lead Assembly Cochlear Limited In force Fee due Nov 19, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 19, 2027 Term ends Apr 6, 2033 · High confidence	Cochlear Limited	In force	Nov 19, 2026	May 19, 2027	Term ends Apr 6, 2033	High confidence
US 9,042,583	Music Pre-Processing for Hearing Prostheses Cochlear Limited In force Fee due Nov 26, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 26, 2027 Term ends Aug 15, 2032 · High confidence	Cochlear Limited	In force	Nov 26, 2026	May 26, 2027	Term ends Aug 15, 2032	High confidence
US 9,042,996	Wireless Communications in Medical Devices Cochlear Limited In force Fee due Nov 26, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 26, 2027 Term ends Apr 5, 2033 · High confidence	Cochlear Limited	In force	Nov 26, 2026	May 26, 2027	Term ends Apr 5, 2033	High confidence
US 11,660,445	Electrode Array Packaging System Cochlear Limited In force Fee due Nov 30, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 1, 2027 Term ends Oct 11, 2040 · High confidence	Cochlear Limited	In force	Nov 30, 2026	Jun 1, 2027	Term ends Oct 11, 2040	High confidence
US 9,049,524	Noise Reduction in Auditory Prostheses Cochlear Limited In force Fee due Dec 2, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 2, 2027 Term ends Dec 11, 2031 · High confidence	Cochlear Limited	In force	Dec 2, 2026	Jun 2, 2027	Term ends Dec 11, 2031	High confidence
US 9,049,527	Removable Attachment of a Passive Transcutaneous Bone Conduction Device with Limited Skin Deformation Cochlear Limited In force Fee due Dec 2, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 2, 2027 Term ends Aug 28, 2032 · High confidence	Cochlear Limited	In force	Dec 2, 2026	Jun 2, 2027	Term ends Aug 28, 2032	High confidence
US 10,321,247	External Component with Inductance and Mechanical Vibratory Functionality Cochlear Limited In force Fee due Dec 11, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 11, 2027 Term ends Mar 23, 2037 · High confidence	Cochlear Limited	In force	Dec 11, 2026	Jun 11, 2027	Term ends Mar 23, 2037	High confidence
US 11,678,131	Electromagnetic Transducer with New Specific Interface Geometries Cochlear Limited In force Fee due Dec 13, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 14, 2027 Term ends Aug 7, 2039 · High confidence	Cochlear Limited	In force	Dec 13, 2026	Jun 14, 2027	Term ends Aug 7, 2039	High confidence
US 9,056,204	Universal Implant Cochlear Limited In force Fee due Dec 16, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 16, 2027 Term ends Nov 18, 2033 · High confidence	Cochlear Limited	In force	Dec 16, 2026	Jun 16, 2027	Term ends Nov 18, 2033	High confidence
US 9,060,229	Low Noise Electret Microphone Cochlear Limited In force Fee due Dec 16, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 16, 2027 Term ends Aug 26, 2033 · High confidence	Cochlear Limited	In force	Dec 16, 2026	Jun 16, 2027	Term ends Aug 26, 2033	High confidence
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