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Garmin Ltd.

33 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
12 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.

Recorded under 2 name spellings.

Recorded as renamed to Garmin Switzerland GmbH (2010)

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Fee deadlines

No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 14, 2027.

Recent changes

  • 4 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

Patents held now

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PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 7,690,614Friction mount apparatus for an electronic device
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US 7,538,723Personal navigation device with improved antenna mounting configuration
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US 7,613,566Navigation device with improved zoom functions
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US 7,602,302Animal tracking apparatus and method
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US 8,055,469Method and apparatus for determining the attachment position of a motion sensing apparatus
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US 7,534,206Navigation-assisted fitness and dieting device
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US 7,609,172System and method for providing real-time traffic information
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US 7,623,962Navigation device with improved detour routing
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US 8,170,790Apparatus for switching navigation device mode
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US 7,787,857Method and apparatus for providing an alert utilizing geographic locations
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Also on record, not counted in the 33: 12 patents in force now held by others · 10 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 365 ended at full term · 1 surrendered on reissue. 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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