Maintenance fees coming due

Sony Electronics Inc.

13 maintenance fees come due in the 12 months from Nov 14, 2026, the next on Dec 2, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 2, 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.

Patent	Title	Holder	Status	Fee due	Lapses if unpaid	Expires	Confidence
US 9,049,540	Wireless Attached Reader Screen for Cell Phones Sony Corporation In force Fee due Dec 2, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 2, 2027 Term ends Sep 18, 2029 · High confidence	Sony Corporation	In force	Dec 2, 2026	Jun 2, 2027	Term ends Sep 18, 2029	High confidence
US 9,060,198	Home Network Component Controlling Data and Function of Another Home Network Component Sony Corporation In force Fee due Dec 16, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 16, 2027 Ends no later than Mar 17, 2030 · Medium confidence	Sony Corporation	In force	Dec 16, 2026	Jun 16, 2027	Ends no later than Mar 17, 2030	Medium confidence
US 9,075,805	Methods and apparatuses for synchronizing and tracking content Sony Corporation and Sony Electronics Inc. In force Fee due Jan 7, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 7, 2027 Term ends Mar 6, 2029 · High confidence	Sony Corporation and Sony Electronics Inc.	In force	Jan 7, 2027	Jul 7, 2027	Term ends Mar 6, 2029	High confidence
US 9,077,924	CMOS Image Sensor Implementing Correlated Double Sampling with Compression Sony Group Corporation and Sony Electronics, Inc. In force Fee due Jan 7, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 7, 2027 Term ends Jan 14, 2034 · High confidence	Sony Group Corporation and Sony Electronics, Inc.	In force	Jan 7, 2027	Jul 7, 2027	Term ends Jan 14, 2034	High confidence
US 10,356,465	Video System Demonstration Sony Corporation and Sony Electronics Inc. In force Fee due Jan 16, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 16, 2027 Term ends May 15, 2033 · High confidence	Sony Corporation and Sony Electronics Inc.	In force	Jan 16, 2027	Jul 16, 2027	Term ends May 15, 2033	High confidence
US 9,112,868	Client Device, Information Processing System and Associated Methodology of Accessing Networked Services Sony Corporation In force Fee due Feb 18, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Aug 18, 2027 Ends no later than Jul 27, 2029 · Medium confidence	Sony Corporation	In force	Feb 18, 2027	Aug 18, 2027	Ends no later than Jul 27, 2029	Medium confidence
US 9,117,218	System and Method for Effectively Performing a Distribution Procedure Using an Electronic Backbone Sony Corporation and Sony Electronics Inc. In force Fee due Feb 25, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Aug 25, 2027 Term ends Jun 19, 2033 · High confidence	Sony Corporation and Sony Electronics Inc.	In force	Feb 25, 2027	Aug 25, 2027	Term ends Jun 19, 2033	High confidence
US 9,122,553	Synchronous Bus Download of TV Software Update Sony Corporation and Sony Electronics Inc. In force Fee due Mar 1, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Sep 1, 2027 Term ends Aug 26, 2033 · High confidence	Sony Corporation and Sony Electronics Inc.	In force	Mar 1, 2027	Sep 1, 2027	Term ends Aug 26, 2033	High confidence
US 9,141,627	Providing a user access to data files distributed in a plurality of different types of user devices Sony Corporation and Sony Electronics Inc. In force Fee due Mar 22, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Sep 22, 2027 Term ends Jun 14, 2030 · High confidence	Sony Corporation and Sony Electronics Inc.	In force	Mar 22, 2027	Sep 22, 2027	Term ends Jun 14, 2030	High confidence
US 9,148,609	Pass through of remote commands Sony Corporation and Sony Electronics Inc. In force Fee due Mar 29, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Sep 29, 2027 Term ends Sep 3, 2033 · High confidence	Sony Corporation and Sony Electronics Inc.	In force	Mar 29, 2027	Sep 29, 2027	Term ends Sep 3, 2033	High confidence
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