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GN Hearing A/S

First filing 2003
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905 patents currently held

10 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.

The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record

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Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
603
Patent families

When these terms end

Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents fee due within 90 days all others Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Device for Managing Operations of Accessories US 8,956,234
Cited by 103 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2033.
Ends Dec 2033 · High confidence Also notable
Method and Apparatus for Presenting Gamer Performance at a Social Network US 9,044,683
Cited by 70 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
Ends May 2033 · High confidence Also notable
Headset US D732,002
Cited by 74 later US patents, top 10% of design patents granted in 2015 in our data. Protection runs to 2029.
Ends Jun 2029 · High confidence

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.
  • 4 fees due Nov 23 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 23
  • 16 fees due Dec 2 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 2
  • 9 fees due Jan 2 to 23, 2027 · next Jan 2
  • 16 fees due Feb 8 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 8
  • 12 fees due Mar 3 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 3
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  • 5 fees due May 12 to 28, 2027 · next May 12
  • 13 fees due Jun 1 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 1
  • 16 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
  • 7 fees due Aug 4 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 4
  • 14 fees due Sep 1 to 26, 2027 · next Sep 1
  • 5 fees due Oct 2 to 9, 2027 · next Oct 2
  • 1 fee due Nov 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Hearing Instrument with an Authentication Protocol (US 10,652,673) comes due Nov 12, 2027. Unpaid by May 12, 2028, it lapses early.

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What they patent

The 5 largest of its 603 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
Navigation Device and Methods Thereof33 in forceto Jun 2034
Apparatus and Method for Managing User Inputs in Video Games9 in forceto Feb 2031
Hearing Device and Method of Updating a Hearing Device8 in forceto Jul 2035
Hearing Device with Model Control and Associated Methods7 in forceto Oct 2035
Method and Apparatus for Presenting Gamer Performance at a Social Network7 in forceto May 2033

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.
PatentTitleStatusExpiresConfidence
US D671,090Speakerphone
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D671,915Headset
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D672,746Headset
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D674,784Speakerphone
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,390,148Methods and Apparatuses for Setting a Hearing Aid to an Omnidirectional Microphone Mode or a Directional Microphone Mode
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 10,986,450Methods and Apparatuses for Setting a Hearing Aid to an Omnidirectional Microphone Mode or a Directional Microphone Mode
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US D678,236Speakerphone
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D680,514Speakerphone
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D682,805Speakerphone
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D684,145Base for a Headset
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 905: 10 patents in force now held by others · 25 patents ended · 141 applications pending · 22 applications abandoned. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
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