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189 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.
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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 Soybean cultivar 02110351 (US 11,678,634) comes due Dec 20, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 21, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Jan 9 to 25, 2027 · next Jan 9
  • 1 fee due Feb 22, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Soybean cultivar 02060959 (US 11,730,131) comes due Feb 22, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 23, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Apr 22 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 22
  • 2 fees due May 17, 2027
  • 3 fees due Jun 30, 2027
  • 6 fees due Jul 14 to 28, 2027 · next Jul 14
  • 4 fees due Aug 4 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 4
  • 5 fees due Oct 7 to 26, 2027 · next Oct 7

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Recent changes

  • 7 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
  • 5 terms have 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 7,459,608Soybean cultivar 26170838
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,385,114Soybean cultivar SG4377NRR
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,371,939Soybean cultivar 6223392
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,385,118Soybean cultivar 6424090
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,803,994Soybean cultivar 6547272
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,884,266Soybean cultivar 6238359
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,446,245Soybean cultivar 6549250
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,446,246Soybean cultivar 6223012
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,528,302Soybean cultivar 6929431
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,579,526Soybean cultivar 6439359
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 189: 2 patents in force now held by others · 2 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 104 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.

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