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47 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
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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 Dec 9, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Signal continuity assessment using embedded watermarks (US 9,055,239) comes due Dec 9, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 9, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jan 16, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Content Synchronization Using Watermark Timecodes (US 10,354,354) comes due Jan 16, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 16, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Feb 8 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 8
  • 1 fee due Apr 15, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Content Management Based on Dither-Like Watermark Embedding (US 10,445,848) comes due Apr 15, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 15, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Watermark-Based Data Recovery for Content with Multiple Alternative Components (US 10,477,285) comes due May 12, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 12, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Jun 3 to 10, 2027 · next Jun 3
  • 3 fees due Aug 2 to 16, 2027 · next Aug 2
  • 1 fee due Nov 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for School emergency artificial intelligence notification system and method (US 10,643,455) comes due Nov 5, 2027. Unpaid by May 5, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 9,055,239Signal continuity assessment using embedded watermarks
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,788,684Media monitoring, management and information system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,681,978Efficient and secure forensic marking in compressed domain
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,259,938Efficient and secure forensic marking in compressed
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,533,481Extraction of embedded watermarks from a host content based on extrapolation techniques
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,936,026Orthodontic Appliance Shield
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,726,304Time Varying Evaluation of Multimedia Content
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,706,235Time Varying Evaluation of Multimedia Content
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 9,262,794Transactional video marking system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,251,549Watermark Extractor Enhancements Based on Payload Ranking
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 47: 51 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 48 ended at full term. 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.

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