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Dwango Co., Ltd.

102 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
1 more in force is now held by another company
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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 Jan 4 to 23, 2027 · next Jan 4
  • 1 fee due Feb 15, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Content distribution server, content distribution method and content distribution program (US 11,729,435) comes due Feb 15, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 16, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Mar 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Vehicle communication device and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing program (US 11,760,371) comes due Mar 19, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 20, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Apr 6 to 24, 2027 · next Apr 6
  • 1 fee due Jun 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Vehicle communications device and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing program (US 11,840,252) comes due Jun 12, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 13, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Jul 2 to 9, 2027 · next Jul 2
  • 1 fee due Aug 27, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Display medium, processing device, and processing program (US 11,915,617) comes due Aug 27, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 28, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Server system, application program distribution server, viewing terminal, content viewing method, application program, distribution method, and application program distribution method (US 11,936,939) comes due Sep 19, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 20, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 4 fees due Oct 2 to 16, 2027 · next Oct 2
  • 2 fees due Nov 5 to 7, 2027 · next Nov 5

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Recent changes

  • 4 of the patents on this record were granted 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 9,154,702Imaging method including synthesizing second image in area of screen that displays first image
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US 9,606,991Comment distribution system, and a method and a program for operating the comment distribution system
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US D855,069Display screen with transitional graphical user interface
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US 10,057,629Terminal device, video distribution device, and program
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US 10,219,025Video distribution device, video distribution method, and program
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US D886,851Display screen with transitional graphical user interface
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US 10,188,948Game image processing system and program
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US 10,188,949Game object control system and program
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US 10,357,717Game system and game program
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US 11,023,119Application program, terminal device controlling method, terminal device and server
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Also on record, not counted in the 102: 1 patent 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.

5 pending · 3 abandoned · 44 no status recorded

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