Monotype Imaging Inc.

13 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

6 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 3 name spellings.

Ending by 2030

Sep 2030

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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 9, 2027
The maintenance fee for Converting Font Contour Curves (US 10,347,016) comes due Jan 9, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 9, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Aug 25, 2027
The maintenance fee for Dynamic Font Subsetting using a File Size Threshold for an Electronic Document (US 10,572,574) comes due Aug 25, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 25, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Oct 19, 2027
The maintenance fee for Analyzing Font Similarity for Presentation (US 9,317,777) comes due Oct 19, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 19, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

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 10,572,574	Dynamic Font Subsetting using a File Size Threshold for an Electronic Document In force Term ends Sep 13, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 13, 2030	High confidence
US 10,002,448	Producing Glyph Distance Fields In force Term ends Aug 10, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 10, 2032	High confidence
US 9,817,615	Network Based Font Management for Imaging Devices In force Term ends Dec 3, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 3, 2032	High confidence
US 9,805,288	Analyzing Font Similarity for Presentation In force Term ends Oct 4, 2033 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 4, 2033	High confidence
US 9,317,777	Analyzing Font Similarity for Presentation In force Term ends Apr 2, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 2, 2034	High confidence
US 10,347,016	Converting Font Contour Curves In force Term ends Jan 12, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 12, 2036	High confidence
US 11,537,262	Using Attributes for Font Recommendations In force Term ends Jul 20, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 20, 2036	High confidence
US 12,650,755	Using Attributes for Font Recommendations In force Term ends Jul 20, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 20, 2036	High confidence
US 10,936,792	Harmonizing Font Contours In force Term ends Dec 21, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 21, 2037	High confidence
US 11,587,342	Using Attributes for Identiyfing Imagery for Selection In force Term ends Dec 22, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 22, 2037	High confidence

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Sources and methods

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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.

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