Complete Filing Schedule

Every filing across the four patent families, by country or route, publication number, filing or priority date, and current status. This is a factual portfolio map rather than legal advice, and it records lapse and revocation as plainly as it records what is still in force.

Why the history still matters. Expiry, lapse or revocation does not automatically revive a patent. But local courts and counsel can still assess historic infringement, restoration / reinstatement rules, limitation periods, chain of title, trade-secret / know-how misuse and other IP remedies on the facts and law of each country.
24 September 2014 — assignment to Vanclare SE LLC. Secure Electrans (in administration) assigned patents and inventions to Vanclare, including rights to pursue and retain damages for causes of action before, on or after the assignment.
Reading the status column. In force marks a right still running subject to fees. Requires registry check means no reliable current national status was confirmed in the source set — not that the right is live. Everything else is recorded as the source states it: expired, lapsed, abandoned, ceased, withdrawn or revoked.

1. Utility Metering System

12 filings · 24 validated EP states

Priority 22 May 2000 • core European patent EP1287505B1 • UK litigation patent GB2364420

Utility Metering System — direct and national filings
Country / route Patent / publication Filed Expiry / status
United KingdomGB2362981B22 May 2000Fee-expiredNatural term 22 May 2020
United KingdomGB2364419B22 May 2000Fee-expiredNatural term 22 May 2020
United KingdomGB2364420B22 May 2000Revoked by UK courtSeptember 2016
United StatesUS8725657B222 May 2001Fee-expiredAdjusted term shown to 23 Aug 2024
CanadaCA2412313C18 May 2001Fee-expired
CanadaCA2885435A118 May 2001Abandoned
JapanJP5247966B218 May 2001Fee-expired
AustraliaAU2001258596A118 May 2001Abandoned
ChinaCN1443344A18 May 2001Requires registry checkPublic status
New ZealandNZ523365A18 May 2001Requires registry check
South AfricaZA200210294B19 Dec 2002Requires registry check
PCT / WOWO2001091073A118 May 2001Ceased

EP1287505B1 — validated national rights

EP filing 18 May 2001 • natural 20-year term 18 May 2021 • national renewal and lapse dates varied by state.

AlbaniaEP1287505B1

AustriaEP1287505B1

BelgiumEP1287505B1

SwitzerlandEP1287505B1

CyprusCY1113431T1

GermanyEP1287505B1

DenmarkDK1287505T3

SpainES2394294T3

FinlandEP1287505B1

FranceEP1287505B1

GreeceEP1287505B1

IrelandEP1287505B1

ItalyEP1287505B1

LithuaniaEP1287505B1

LuxembourgEP1287505B1

LatviaEP1287505B1

MonacoEP1287505B1

North MacedoniaEP1287505B1

NetherlandsEP1287505B1

PortugalPT1287505E

RomaniaEP1287505B1

SwedenEP1287505B1

SloveniaSI1287505T1

TurkeyEP1287505B1

2. Mobile / Location Authentication — 6LoWPAN / ZigBee

5 filings · 4 in branch

Metis 2014 Family 2 • priority 7 Aug 2009 / 24 May 2010

Mobile and location authentication — filings
Country / route Patent / publication Filed Expiry / status
United KingdomGB2474828B7 Aug 2009In forceNatural term to 7 Aug 2029, subject to fees
UK priorityGB201008567D024 May 2010CeasedPriority / root
EuropeEP2462732A19 Aug 2010WithdrawnEffective 1 Mar 2017
United StatesUS9178895B29 Aug 2010Maintenance-fee lapse9 Dec 2019
PCT / WOWO2011015885A19 Aug 2010Ceased

Related electronic-payment origin authentication branch

Shown separately because it has distinct WO / EP / US publications; it sits beside the Metis four-family summary.

Related electronic-payment origin authentication branch — filings
Country / route Patent / publication Filed Expiry / status
United KingdomGB201101789D02 Feb 2011Priority / application route
EuropeEP2577578A224 May 2011Withdrawn
United StatesUS20130218771A124 May 2011Abandoned
PCT / WOWO2011148168A224 May 2011Ceased

3. Energy Supply Control System

2 filings

Metis 2014 Family 3 • priority 30 Jan 2009 • UK-only granted right

Energy Supply Control System — filings
Country / route Patent / publication Filed Expiry / status
United KingdomGB0901482D030 Jan 2009CeasedPriority / root
United KingdomGB2467633B1 Feb 2010Fee-expiredNatural term ≈ 30 Jan 2029

4. Payment Unit, System & Method — HomePay / Contactless

12 filings

Priority 25 May 2012 • national-phase filings followed the 24 May 2013 PCT filing • includes supplementary data

Payment Unit, System and Method — filings
Country / route Patent / publication Filed Expiry / status
United KingdomGB201209232D025 May 2012CeasedPriority / root
United KingdomGB2504195A24 May 2013Withdrawn / refused15 Nov 2017
EuropeEP2856440A124 May 2013Withdrawn
United StatesUS20150161594A124 May 2013Abandoned
CanadaCA2874494A124 May 2013Abandoned
AustraliaAU2013265026A124 May 2013Abandoned
JapanJP2015525386A24 May 2013Requires registry checkPublic status
ChinaCN104620286A24 May 2013Requires registry checkPublic status
Hong KongHK1207732A124 May 2013Requires registry check
SingaporeSG11201407776QA24 May 2013Requires registry check
South AfricaZA201408919B4 Dec 2014Requires registry check
PCT / WOWO2013175230A124 May 2013Ceased

Verified renewal / lapse markers

Luxembourg — EP1287505B1. Last annual fee recorded 25 May 2016. National right lapsed 18 May 2017. Natural term 18 May 2021.
United States — US9178895B2. Maintenance fee was not paid; the patent expired for non-payment on 9 December 2019.
Other countries. No single portfolio-wide “renewals stopped” date has been verified. National registers must be checked individually.
Sources checked. 24 September 2014 Secure Electrans → Vanclare assignment deed; Metis Partners patent-portfolio assessment (8 July 2014); UK Patents Court record; public patent-family and register data. “Requires registry check” means no reliable current national status was confirmed in the source set. Factual portfolio map — not legal advice.

Looking for the bigger picture? See how these filings roll up by family, or by jurisdiction.

Portfolio overview