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Micware Co., Ltd.

44 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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Feb 2027
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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 Jan 7, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Cooperation system between in-vehicle device and mobile terminal, non-transitory tangible computer readable medium for the same, and in-vehicle device for the same (US 9,074,908) comes due Jan 7, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 7, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 8, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Communication device, communication program, and recording medium recording communication program (US 10,438,491) comes due Apr 8, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 8, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Search system, search method, and recording medium for recording search program (US 11,828,616) comes due May 28, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 29, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 14, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Map update system, navigation device, server device, map update method, navigation method, server device control method, and tangible non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing computer program (US 10,533,859) comes due Jul 14, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 14, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Oct 2 to 12, 2027 · next Oct 2

Which patents, and when each one lapses · Pro

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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 8,682,577Map information processing apparatus, navigation system, and program
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,280,627Map information processing apparatus, navigation system, and program
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,313,716Operation regulation method, operation regulation program product, mobile terminal, vehicular apparatus, and vehicular communication system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,074,908Cooperation system between in-vehicle device and mobile terminal, non-transitory tangible computer readable medium for the same, and in-vehicle device for the same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,600,326Information processing terminal
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,533,859Map update system, navigation device, server device, map update method, navigation method, server device control method, and tangible non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing computer program
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D918,949Portable information terminal having a graphical user interface
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,291,728Location Information Display System, Portable Communication Terminal, Vehicular Communication Device, and Computer Program Product
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,839,690Communication device, communication program, and recording medium recording communication program
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,826,884Information processing system, information processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 44: 2 patents in force now held by others · 1 lapsed for an unpaid fee. 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.

7 pending · 1 abandoned · 2 no status recorded

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