Value-Added Communications, Inc.

11 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

1 more in force is now held by another company

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Recorded under 2 name spellings.

Ending by 2030

Jun 2027

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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 Jun 29, 2027
The maintenance fee for System and Method for Detecting Three-Way Call Circumvention Attempts (US 9,225,838) comes due Jun 29, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 29, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Sep 26, 2027
The maintenance fee for System and Method for Electronic Notification in Institutional Communications (US 11,943,393) comes due Sep 26, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 27, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

2 terms have 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 8,929,524	System and method for determining and associating tariff rates for institutional calls In force Term ends Jun 20, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 20, 2027	High confidence
US 9,014,355	Telecommunication revenue management system In force Term ends Apr 10, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 10, 2028	High confidence
US 8,243,891	Voice Message Exchange In force Term ends May 11, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 11, 2028	High confidence
US 10,757,265	System and Method for Electronic Notification in Institutional Communications In force Term ends Jan 27, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 27, 2029	High confidence
US 12,671,766	System and Method for Electronic Notification in Institutional Communications In force Term ends Jan 27, 2029 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 27, 2029	Medium confidence
US 9,225,838	System and Method for Detecting Three-Way Call Circumvention Attempts In force Term ends Mar 2, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 2, 2029	High confidence
US 11,943,393	System and Method for Electronic Notification in Institutional Communications In force Term ends Apr 12, 2029 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 12, 2029	Medium confidence
US 10,057,398	System and Method for Detecting Three-Way Call Circumvention Attempts In force Ends no later than May 22, 2029 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than May 22, 2029	Medium confidence
US 8,494,144	System and Method for Controlled Call Handling In force Term ends Jan 23, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 23, 2032	High confidence
US 8,630,726	System and method for detecting three-way call circumvention attempts In force Term ends Apr 9, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 9, 2032	High confidence

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