ECO3 B.V.

32 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Previously recorded as Agfa Offset B.V. (to 2024)

Ending by 2030

Feb 2027

Next term end

When these terms end

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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.

2 fees due Dec 6 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 6
3 fees due Apr 13 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 13
2 fees due May 12 to 14, 2027 · next May 12
1 fee due Jun 19, 2027
The maintenance fee for Lithographic printing plate precursor (US 11,845,259) comes due Jun 19, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 20, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Aug 27, 2027
The maintenance fee for Digital Halftoning with Spiral Dots (US 11,915,072) comes due Aug 27, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 28, 2028, it lapses early.

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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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,767,382	Method of making a photopolymer printing plate In force Term ends Feb 22, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Feb 22, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 8,054,504	Multicolorant separation system and method In force Term ends Jun 21, 2028 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jun 21, 2028	From the USPTO record
US 8,178,282	Heat-sensitive imaging element In force Term ends Jul 16, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jul 16, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 8,232,043	Method of making a lithographic printing plate In force Term ends Aug 14, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Aug 14, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 8,445,176	Lithographic printing plate precursor In force Term ends Nov 1, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 1, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 9,156,529	Method of making a lithographic printing plate In force Term ends Aug 29, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Aug 29, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 9,562,129	(Ethylene, vinyl acetal) copolymers and their use in lithographic printing plate precursors In force Term ends Dec 3, 2033 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Dec 3, 2033	From the USPTO record
US 9,354,520	Method of making a lithographic printing plate In force Ends no later than Jan 7, 2034 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Jan 7, 2034	From the USPTO record
US 9,830,500	Decoder and encoder for a digital fingerprint code In force Term ends Mar 17, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Mar 17, 2035	From the USPTO record
US 10,242,246	Decoder and Encoder for a Digital Fingerprint Code In force Term ends Mar 17, 2035 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 17, 2035	Medium confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 32: 17 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 13 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.

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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.

2 pending · 2 no status recorded

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