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Smule, Inc.

23 maintenance fees come due in the 12 months from Nov 14, 2026, the next on Nov 14, 2026. Unpaid by May 14, 2027, that one lapses early.
A maintenance fee does not end a patent on its due date. It falls due at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant, and the patent lapses only if the fee is still unpaid at the end of the six month grace period that follows.
PatentTitleHolderStatusFee dueLapses if unpaidExpiresConfidence
US 10,290,307Automatic Conversion of Speech into Song, Rap or Other Audible Expression Having Target Meter or Rhythm
In force
Fee due Nov 14, 2026
Lapses if unpaid May 14, 2027
 · High confidence
Smule, Inc.In forceNov 14, 2026May 14, 2027High confidence
US 9,035,162Synthetic Multi-String Musical Instrument with Score Coded Performance Effect Cues And/Or Chord Sounding Gesture Capture
In force
Fee due Nov 19, 2026
Lapses if unpaid May 19, 2027
 · High confidence
Smule, Inc.In forceNov 19, 2026May 19, 2027High confidence
US 11,670,270Social Music System and Method with Continuous, Real-Time Pitch Correction of Vocal Performance and Dry Vocal Capture for Subsequent Re-Rendering Based on Selectively Applicable Vocal Effect(S) Schedule(S)
In force
Fee due Dec 6, 2026
Lapses if unpaid Jun 7, 2027
 · High confidence
Smule, Inc.In forceDec 6, 2026Jun 7, 2027High confidence
US 9,058,797Continuous Pitch-Corrected Vocal Capture Device Cooperative with Content Server for Backing Track Mix
In force
Fee due Dec 16, 2026
Lapses if unpaid Jun 16, 2027
 · High confidence
Smule, Inc.In forceDec 16, 2026Jun 16, 2027High confidence
US 11,683,536Audiovisual Collaboration System and Method with Latency Management for Wide-Area Broadcast and Social Media-Type User Interface Mechanics
In force
Fee due Dec 20, 2026
Lapses if unpaid Jun 21, 2027
 · High confidence
Smule, Inc.In forceDec 20, 2026Jun 21, 2027High confidence
US 10,339,906Musical Composition Authoring Environment Integrated with Synthetic Musical Instrument
In force
Fee due Jan 2, 2027
Lapses if unpaid Jul 2, 2027
 · High confidence
Smule, Inc.In forceJan 2, 2027Jul 2, 2027High confidence
US 11,693,616Short Segment Generation for User Engagement in Vocal Capture Applications
In force
Fee due Jan 4, 2027
Lapses if unpaid Jul 6, 2027
 · High confidence
Smule, Inc.In forceJan 4, 2027Jul 6, 2027High confidence
US 9,082,380Synthetic Musical Instrument with Performance-And/Or Skill-Adaptive Score Tempo
In force
Fee due Jan 14, 2027
Lapses if unpaid Jul 14, 2027
 · High confidence
Smule, Inc.In forceJan 14, 2027Jul 14, 2027High confidence
US 9,083,451System and Method for Communication Between Mobile Devices Using Digital/Acoustic Techniques
In force
Fee due Jan 14, 2027
Lapses if unpaid Jul 14, 2027
 · High confidence
Smule, Inc.In forceJan 14, 2027Jul 14, 2027High confidence
US 10,395,666Coordinating and Mixing Vocals Captured from Geographically Distributed Performers
In force
Fee due Feb 27, 2027
Lapses if unpaid Aug 27, 2027
 · Low confidence
Smule, Inc.In forceFeb 27, 2027Aug 27, 2027Low confidence
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