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IV Technologies Co., Ltd.

28 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
1 more in force is now held by another company
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.
  • 1 fee due Mar 24, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Base Layer, Polishing Pad with Base Layer, and Polishing Method (US 10,421,173) comes due Mar 24, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 24, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Manufacturing Method of Polishing Layer, and Polishing Method (US 10,478,940) comes due May 19, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 19, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Jun 26 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 26
  • 2 fees due Jul 2 to 16, 2027 · next Jul 2

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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 8,480,773Method of fabricating a polishing pad
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US 8,393,936Substrate retaining ring for CMP
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 · From the USPTO record
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US RE46,648Polishing pad, polishing method and method of forming polishing pad
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,016,647Polishing pad and method thereof
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,303,382Polishing pad and method of fabrication
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,118,645Polishing method, polishing pad, and polishing system
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 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,398,461Polishing method, polishing pad and polishing system
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,303,378Polishing pad, polishing method and method of forming polishing pad
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US 9,707,662Method of manufacturing polishing pad having detection window and polishing pad having detection window
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US 8,609,001Method of manufacturing polishing pad having detection window
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Also on record, not counted in the 28: 1 patent in force now held by others · 10 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.

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.

1 pending · 5 no status recorded

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