127 patents currently held
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.
The next term ends in Mar 2029. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Mar 2029
Next term end
109
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
fee due within 90 days
all others
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Feb 2040 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2030 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2037 · High confidence
Graphical Indicator for Video Games
US 11,617,950
Cited by 5 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2040.
Portable Game Machine with Touch Panel Display
US 8,547,357
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2013 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2030.
Video Game Processing Program and Video Game Processing System
US 10,786,732
Granted 2020. Computed term ends 2037.
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 Nov 23, 2026The maintenance fee for Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Medium and Video Game Processing System (US 11,654,360) comes due Nov 23, 2026. Unpaid by May 24, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Dec 11, 2026The maintenance fee for Game Apparatus (US 10,315,104) comes due Dec 11, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 11, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Jan 18 to 25, 2027 · next Jan 18
- 1 fee due Feb 18, 2027The maintenance fee for Information Processing Apparatus, Control Method, and Recording Medium (US 9,111,388) comes due Feb 18, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 18, 2027, it lapses early.
- 5 fees due Mar 3 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 3
- 2 fees due Apr 8 to 24, 2027 · next Apr 8
- 3 fees due May 7 to 26, 2027 · next May 7
- 3 fees due Jun 10 to 29, 2027 · next Jun 10
- 1 fee due Jul 23, 2027The maintenance fee for Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Medium And Video Game Processing System (US 11,878,248) comes due Jul 23, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 24, 2028, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Aug 16 to 18, 2027 · next Aug 16
- 2 fees due Sep 19 to 26, 2027 · next Sep 19
- 5 fees due Oct 9 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 9
- 2 fees due Nov 3 to 14, 2027 · next Nov 3
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 109 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Computer-Readable Recording Medium, Computer Apparatus, and Computer Processing Method | 3 in force | to Dec 2036 |
| Interactive System, Terminal Apparatus, Server Apparatus, Control Method, Program, and Recording Medium | 3 in force | to Jul 2035 |
| Game Apparatus | 3 in force | to Jan 2035 |
| Game Server and Scenario Control Progarm | 3 in force | to Nov 2031 |
| Medium, Game Event Processing System, and Method | 2 in force | to Nov 2041 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,690,672 | Media Reproduction Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,547,357 | Portable Game Machine with Touch Panel Display In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,140,626 | Apparatus of Playing Casino Game In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,272,953 | Game Machine, Game Program and Storage Medium Having Program Therein In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,648,817 | Portable Game Machine with Touch Panel Display In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,348,766 | Game Apparatus Having Input Navigation Function and Online Game Program In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,968,097 | Game Server and Scenario Control Progarm In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,868,064 | Game Server and Scenario Control Program In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,486,071 | Game Server and Scenario Control Program In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,259,653 | Computer Networked Multi-Player Character Gaming System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 127: 5 patents in force now held by others · 2 patents ended · 15 applications pending · 58 applications abandoned. List them
Sources and methods
Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.