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15 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

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Jan 2034

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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 Oct 21, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method for lignin depolymerisation (US 10,626,553) comes due Oct 21, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 21, 2028, it lapses early.

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1 of the patents on this record was granted 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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 10,087,582	Method for saving energy in paper production In force Term ends Jan 29, 2034 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 29, 2034	From the USPTO record
US 9,896,667	Laccase variants with improved properties In force Term ends Apr 11, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 11, 2035	From the USPTO record
US 10,190,102	Laccase Variants with Improved Properties In force Term ends Sep 23, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 23, 2035	High confidence
US 10,246,696	Pectinases with improved thermostability In force Term ends Dec 8, 2036 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Dec 8, 2036	From the USPTO record
US 10,815,471	Method for producing reducing sugar from lignocellulosic substrates In force Term ends Jan 9, 2037 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 9, 2037	From the USPTO record
US 10,793,886	Method for converting xylose into xylulose In force Ends no later than Jun 20, 2037 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Jun 20, 2037	From the USPTO record
US 10,837,037	Method for converting glucose into fructose in the presence of lignin In force Ends no later than Jun 20, 2037 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Jun 20, 2037	From the USPTO record
US 11,008,562	Calcium independent pectinases with improved thermostability In force Term ends Jul 7, 2037 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jul 7, 2037	From the USPTO record
US 10,626,553	Method for lignin depolymerisation In force Term ends Jul 21, 2037 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jul 21, 2037	From the USPTO record
US 10,815,472	Method for obtaining active insoluble xylose isomerase In force Term ends Aug 2, 2037 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Aug 2, 2037	From the USPTO record

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