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25 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
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.
  • 2 fees due Jul 7 to 16, 2027 · next Jul 7

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Recent changes

  • 1 term has 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 8,734,242Interactive action figures for gaming systems
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,401,912Method for using unique codes to trade virtual characters
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 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,862,428Interactive action figures for gaming systems
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,585,497Interactive action figures for gaming systems
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,636,588Interactive action figures for gaming systems
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,549,416Feature codes and bonuses in virtual worlds
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,272,951Attribute building for characters in a virtual environment
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,983,955System and method for tiered website access
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 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,088,002Transfer of rewards between websites
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 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,205,158Feature codes and bonuses in virtual worlds
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 25: 36 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 25 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.

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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