McNeil AB

19 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

2 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.

Ending by 2030

Dec 2026

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.

1 fee due Dec 20, 2026
The maintenance fee for Chewing Gum Comprising Nicotine (US 11,679,081) comes due Dec 20, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 21, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jul 28, 2027
The maintenance fee for Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (US 10,542,781) comes due Jul 28, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 28, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Sep 19, 2027
The maintenance fee for Cartridge for Electronic Delivery System (US 11,930,843) comes due Sep 19, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 20, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

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 D672,252	Dispenser In force Term ends Dec 11, 2026 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 11, 2026	High confidence
US 8,323,683	Flavoring of Drug-Containing Chewing Gums In force Term ends Apr 30, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 30, 2028	High confidence
US 8,123,082	Hand-Held Dispensing Device In force Term ends Nov 13, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 13, 2030	High confidence
US 8,827,145	Opening Arrangement for a Box In force Term ends Nov 3, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 3, 2031	High confidence
US 8,746,540	Child Resistant Box for Objects In force Term ends Jun 29, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 29, 2032	High confidence
US D880,765	Nicotine Inhaler In force Term ends Apr 7, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 7, 2035	High confidence
US D890,418	Nicotine Inhaler In force Term ends Jul 14, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 14, 2035	High confidence
US D890,419	Nicotine Inhaler In force Term ends Jul 14, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 14, 2035	High confidence
US 10,188,148	Electronic Nicotine Delivery System In force Term ends Nov 17, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 17, 2035	High confidence
US 10,542,781	Electronic Nicotine Delivery System In force Term ends Nov 17, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 17, 2035	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 19: 2 patents in force now held by others · 10 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 192 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.

3 pending · 11 abandoned · 2 no status recorded

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