Vodafone Group PLC
9 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.
Recorded under 5 name spellings.
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Ending by 2030
Feb 2027
Next term end
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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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.
- 4 fees due Dec 9 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 9
- 1 fee due Feb 11, 2027The maintenance fee for Data transmission in a wide area mobile network (US 9,106,278) comes due Feb 11, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 11, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Apr 27, 2027The maintenance fee for Cellular network call management (US 9,172,582) comes due Apr 27, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 27, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Jul 12 to 26, 2027 · next Jul 12
- 2 fees due Sep 8 to 29, 2027 · next Sep 8
Recent changes
- 2 terms have ended since Aug 17, 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 9,743,344 | Telecommunications networks In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,969,993 | Presence display system and gateway apparatus In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,725,141 | Method of providing access to an IP multimedia subsystem In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,086,262 | Information terminal device In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,965,948 | Server apparatus and client apparatus in presence display system In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,400,469 | Coordinated operation method and communication terminal device In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,085,715 | Controlling the use of access points in a telecommunications networks In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,301,185 | Coordination method and communication terminal In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,311,529 | Coordination operation method and mobile communication terminal In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,983,659 | Information delivery apparatus and information delivery system In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record |
Also on record, not counted in the 64: 9 patents in force now held by others · 120 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 17 ended at full term · 1 surrendered on reissue. 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.
39 no status recorded