NBCUniversal Media, LLC
16 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.
43
Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
When these terms end
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.
- 3 fees due Nov 21 to 28, 2026 · next Nov 21
- 7 fees due Dec 2 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 3 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 3 fees due Feb 20 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 20
- 4 fees due Mar 10 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 10
- 4 fees due Apr 3 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 3
- 3 fees due May 3 to 21, 2027 · next May 3
- 3 fees due Jun 3 to 29, 2027 · next Jun 3
- 5 fees due Jul 5 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 5
- 1 fee due Aug 20, 2027The maintenance fee for Spread Channel Multi-Cdn Streaming (US 11,910,053) comes due Aug 20, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 22, 2028, it lapses early.
- 5 fees due Sep 10 to 19, 2027 · next Sep 10
- 3 fees due Oct 2 to 12, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 1 fee due Nov 5, 2027The maintenance fee for System and Method for Improved Video Streaming (US 10,642,880) comes due Nov 5, 2027. Unpaid by May 5, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 2026
- 2 terms have ended since Aug 17, 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 8,364,792 | Method and system for distributing restricted media to consumers In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,760,614 | Optical article having an electrically responsive layer as an anti-theft feature and a system and method for inhibiting theft In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,653,919 | Optical article having anti-theft feature and a system and method for inhibiting theft of same In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,544,036 | Methods and apparatus for scheduling broadcast commercials In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,802,274 | Optical data storage article having a physical surface modification as an anti-theft feature and a system and method for inhibiting theft of same In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,577,921 | Method and system for performing search using acronym In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,432,613 | Graphic user interface for playing video data In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 11,343,561 | Distributed composition of broadcast television programs In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,797,440 | Method and system for managing objects distributed in a network In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,296,812 | Streaming video using erasure encoding In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record |
Also on record, not counted in the 220: 16 patents in force now held by others · 18 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 53 ended at full term · 2 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.
18 pending · 5 abandoned · 7 no status recorded