131 patents currently held

4 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 Jan 2027. from the record

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Jan 2027

Next term end

114

Patent families

When these terms end

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Held patents by the year their term ends

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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

Beauty Care Product US 9,289,045

Cited by 28 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.

Ends May 2034 · High confidence Also notable

Applicator Clip for Applying a Hair Composition to a Bundle of Hair Strands US D705,988

A family of 5 related applications built on the 2014 grant. Protection runs to 2028.

Ends May 2028 · High confidence Also notable

Hair Color Package with Surface Ornamentation US D814,938

The newest of the three, granted 2018. It anchors the portfolio to 2033, later than anything else here.

Ends Apr 2033 · High confidence

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 Dec 23, 2026
The maintenance fee for 1-Hexyl-1H-PYRAZOLE-4,5-Diamine Hemisulfate, and Its Use in Dyeing Compositions (US 9,060,953) comes due Dec 23, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 23, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Feb 13, 2027
The maintenance fee for Calculating a Composition for a Preparation for Treating Hair Fibers (US 10,379,032) comes due Feb 13, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 13, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Mar 10, 2027
The maintenance fee for Composition for Forming a Film on Keratin Fibres (US 10,406,093) comes due Mar 10, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 10, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Apr 15, 2027
The maintenance fee for Beauty Care Product (US 10,441,515) comes due Apr 15, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 15, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jun 22, 2027
The maintenance fee for Methods of Synthesizing 2- SUBSTITUTED-1,4-Benzenediamine (US 9,216,945) comes due Jun 22, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 22, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Aug 6 to 25, 2027 · next Aug 6
1 fee due Sep 22, 2027
The maintenance fee for Beauty Care Product (US 9,289,045) comes due Sep 22, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 22, 2028, it lapses early.
3 fees due Oct 12 to 21, 2027 · next Oct 12

Which patents, and when each one lapses · Pro

Recent changes

3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 2026
2 terms have ended since Aug 17, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 114 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Applicator Clip for Applying a Hair Composition to a Bundle of Hair Strands	5 in force	to May 2028
Hair Color Package with Surface Ornamentation	3 in force	to Apr 2033
Nail Hardening Composition and Method of Use	2 in force	to Jul 2038
Composition for Forming a Film on Keratin Fibres	2 in force	to Feb 2036
Beauty Care Product	2 in force	to Jan 2036

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,431,742	Hair Coloring Kits and Methods of Use Thereof held by Wella Operations US, LLC In force Term ends Jan 2, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 2, 2027	High confidence
US D674,550	Arrangement of Tools for Separating a Hair Bundle held by Wella Operations US, LLC In force Term ends Jan 15, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 15, 2027	High confidence
US 7,658,770	Agents for Coloring Keratin Fibers held by Wella Operations US, LLC In force Term ends Feb 16, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 16, 2027	High confidence
US 7,658,771	Coloring Agents for Keratin Fibers held by Wella Operations US, LLC In force Term ends Feb 16, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 16, 2027	High confidence
US 7,374,583	Cationic Azacyanine Dyes and Coloring Agents Containing Said Dyes held by Wella Operations US, LLC In force Ends no later than Apr 3, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Apr 3, 2027	Medium confidence
US 7,405,325	New Process for the Preparation of 4-Hydroxalkylamino-2-Nitro-ANISOLES held by Wella Operations US, LLC In force Term ends Apr 19, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 19, 2027	High confidence
US D681,344	Handle for Applicator Brush held by Wella Operations US, LLC In force Term ends May 7, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 7, 2027	High confidence
US 7,513,916	Agents for Coloring Keratin Fibers held by Wella Operations US, LLC In force Term ends May 23, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 23, 2027	High confidence
US 7,513,917	Coloring Agents for Keratin Fibers held by Wella Operations US, LLC In force Term ends May 23, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 23, 2027	High confidence
US 7,513,918	Agents for Coloring Keratin Fibers Comprising Zwitterionic Azomethine Dyes held by Wella Operations US, LLC In force Term ends May 29, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 29, 2027	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 131: 4 patents in force now held by others · 275 patents ended · 39 applications pending · 33 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.

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