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Zebra Co., Ltd.

12 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Recorded under 2 name spellings.

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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 Mar 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Writing utensil and producing method of writing utensil (US 11,745,534) comes due Mar 5, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 7, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 17, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Mechanical pencil unit and writing utensil with the mechanical pencil unit (US 10,507,685) comes due Jun 17, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 17, 2027, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 term has 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 7,972,072Retractable writing implement
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,600,937Aqueous gel ballpoint pen and method for the production thereof
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,624,391Water-based ink composition and water-based ballpoint pen
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D890,256Ballpoint pen
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,573,410Writing utensil
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,914,322Writing utensil with retract piece
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,507,685Mechanical pencil unit and writing utensil with the mechanical pencil unit
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,155,410Ballpoint Pen Chip and Writing Utensil Equipped with the Ballpoint Pen Chip
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,787,022Writing utensil with pressurizing mechanism
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,535,050Retractive writing utensil
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 12: 12 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 44 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.

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