Maintenance fees coming due

Creative Technology Ltd.

22 maintenance fees come due in the 12 months from Nov 14, 2026, the next on Nov 21, 2026. Unpaid by May 21, 2027, that one lapses early.

A maintenance fee does not end a patent on its due date. It falls due at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant, and the patent lapses only if the fee is still unpaid at the end of the six month grace period that follows.

Patent	Title	Holder	Status	Fee due	Lapses if unpaid	Expires	Confidence
US 10,299,056	Spatial Audio Enhancement Processing Method and Apparatus Creative Technology Ltd In force Fee due Nov 21, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 21, 2027 Term ends Jun 5, 2029 · High confidence	Creative Technology Ltd	In force	Nov 21, 2026	May 21, 2027	Term ends Jun 5, 2029	High confidence
US 9,042,585	Method for Optimizing Performance of a Multi-Transducer Earpiece and a Multi-Transducer Earpiece Creative Technology Ltd. In force Fee due Nov 26, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 26, 2027 Term ends Apr 26, 2032 · High confidence	Creative Technology Ltd.	In force	Nov 26, 2026	May 26, 2027	Term ends Apr 26, 2032	High confidence
US 9,088,855	Vector-Space Methods for Primary-Ambient Decomposition of Stereo Audio Signals Creative Technology Ltd. In force Fee due Jan 21, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 21, 2027 Term ends Sep 2, 2028 · High confidence	Creative Technology Ltd.	In force	Jan 21, 2027	Jul 21, 2027	Term ends Sep 2, 2028	High confidence
US 9,092,197	Electronic Device Creative Technology Ltd. In force Fee due Jan 28, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 28, 2027 Term ends Oct 2, 2033 · High confidence	Creative Technology Ltd.	In force	Jan 28, 2027	Jul 28, 2027	Term ends Oct 2, 2033	High confidence
US 9,098,674	Data Processing Apparatus for Segmental Processing of Input Data, Systems Using the Apparatus and Methods for Data Transmittal Creative Technology Ltd. In force Fee due Feb 4, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Aug 4, 2027 Term ends Mar 23, 2030 · High confidence	Creative Technology Ltd.	In force	Feb 4, 2027	Aug 4, 2027	Term ends Mar 23, 2030	High confidence
US 9,100,706	Method and System for Customising Live Media Content Creative Technology Ltd. In force Fee due Feb 4, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Aug 4, 2027 Term ends Mar 10, 2031 · High confidence	Creative Technology Ltd.	In force	Feb 4, 2027	Aug 4, 2027	Term ends Mar 10, 2031	High confidence
US 9,100,744	Earphone Set Creative Technology Ltd. In force Fee due Feb 4, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Aug 4, 2027 Term ends Aug 4, 2030 · High confidence	Creative Technology Ltd.	In force	Feb 4, 2027	Aug 4, 2027	Term ends Aug 4, 2030	High confidence
US 9,100,765	Audio Enhancement Module for Portable Media Player Creative Technology Ltd. In force Fee due Feb 4, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Aug 4, 2027 Term ends Jun 30, 2031 · High confidence	Creative Technology Ltd.	In force	Feb 4, 2027	Aug 4, 2027	Term ends Jun 30, 2031	High confidence
US 10,469,048	System, Sound Processing Apparatus and Sound Processing Method for Electronic Games Creative Technology Ltd. In force Fee due May 5, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Nov 5, 2027 Term ends Aug 1, 2033 · High confidence	Creative Technology Ltd.	In force	May 5, 2027	Nov 5, 2027	Term ends Aug 1, 2033	High confidence
US 9,204,202	Methods for Increasing a Number of Media Playback Devices Served by a Communications Base Station Creative Technology Ltd. In force Fee due Jun 1, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Dec 1, 2027 Term ends Nov 28, 2031 · High confidence	Creative Technology Ltd.	In force	Jun 1, 2027	Dec 1, 2027	Term ends Nov 28, 2031	High confidence
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