The Patent Finder

Vtech Telecommunications Limited

31 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Recorded under 4 name spellings.

15
Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end

When these terms end

Held patents by the year their term ends
20262027202820292030203120322033203420352036203720382039204020412042204320442045

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 Feb 4, 2027
    The maintenance fee for System and method for adjusting hands-free phone (US 9,100,490) comes due Feb 4, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 4, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Mar 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Video communications apparatus and method (US 11,758,089) comes due Mar 12, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 13, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 1, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method and system for telephone message management (US 9,203,957) comes due Jun 1, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 1, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 23, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Peer-to-peer, internet protocol telephone system with proxy interface for configuration data (US 9,270,710) comes due Aug 23, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 23, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 22, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Peer-to-peer internet protocol telephone system with system-wide configuration data (US 9,294,516) comes due Sep 22, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 22, 2028, it lapses early.

Which patents, and when each one lapses · Pro

Recent changes

  • 2 of the patents on this record were granted 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 7,378,587Method for fast compressing and decompressing music data and system for executing the same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,503,233System and method of enhancing WiFi real-time communications
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,507,897Dictionary-based compression of melody data and compressor/decompressor for the same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,154,933Cordless phone system with integrated alarm and remote monitoring capability
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,856,088System and method for integrating heterogeneous telephone mailboxes
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,693,516Method and system for enhanced communications between a wireless terminal and access point
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,454,001Method and apparatus for detection of caller identification signaling during call waiting
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,225,486System and method of enhancing WiFi real-time communications
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,203,957Method and system for telephone message management
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,862,673System and method for sealing a telephone handset
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
10 of 31 patents shown.
Pro members see all 31.
Pro members: see all 31 patents
Also on record, not counted in the 31: 32 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 37 ended at full term. 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.

5 pending · 2 abandoned

List them

The Patent Finder CompaniesExpirationsCalculatorWatchlistPricing MethodologyCorrectionsLegalPrivacysupport@thepatentfinder.com Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) Part of 137 Finder · © 2026 137 Finder LLC · Sources cited