Nova Ltd.

103 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

5 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.

Previously recorded as Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (to 2021)

Ending by 2030

Aug 2027

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When these terms end

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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.

2 fees due Nov 21 to 28, 2026 · next Nov 21
1 fee due Dec 4, 2026
The maintenance fee for Overlay design optimization (US 10,311,198) comes due Dec 4, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 4, 2027, it lapses early.
4 fees due Jan 23 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 23
2 fees due Feb 6 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 6
4 fees due Mar 5 to 22, 2027 · next Mar 5
1 fee due Apr 30, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and system for broadband photoreflectance spectroscopy (US 11,802,829) comes due Apr 30, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 1, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due May 14, 2027
The maintenance fee for Machine and deep learning methods for spectra-based metrology and process control (US 11,815,819) comes due May 14, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 15, 2027, it lapses early.
4 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
2 fees due Aug 13 to 20, 2027 · next Aug 13
2 fees due Sep 12, 2027
1 fee due Oct 2, 2027
The maintenance fee for Optical phase measurement system and method (US 11,946,875) comes due Oct 2, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 3, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
1 term has 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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,049,882	Spectrometric Optical Method and System Providing Required Signal-To-Noise of Measurements In force Term ends Aug 28, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 28, 2027	High confidence
US 8,643,842	Method and system for use in monitoring properties of patterned structures In force Ends no later than Jul 13, 2028 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Jul 13, 2028	From the USPTO record
US 8,964,178	Method and System for Use in Monitoring Properties of Patterned Structures In force Term ends Jul 13, 2028 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 13, 2028	Medium confidence
US 9,140,539	Optical System and Method for Measurement of One or More Parameters of Via-Holes In force Term ends Dec 10, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 10, 2028	High confidence
US 8,531,679	Optical System and Method for Measurement of One or More Parameters of Via-Holes In force Term ends Dec 24, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 24, 2028	High confidence
US 8,488,128	Line edge roughness measuring technique and test structure In force Term ends Mar 1, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Mar 1, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 8,142,965	Method and System for Measuring in Patterned Structures In force Term ends Mar 3, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 3, 2029	High confidence
US 8,289,515	Method and system for use in monitoring properties of patterned structures In force Term ends Sep 21, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Sep 21, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 9,904,993	Method and System for Optimizing Optical Inspection of Patterned Structures In force Term ends Jun 16, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 16, 2031	High confidence
US 10,048,595	Process control using non-zero order diffraction In force Term ends Jan 12, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 12, 2032	From the USPTO record

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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.

16 pending · 1 abandoned · 4 no status recorded

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