27 patents currently held
118 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.
11 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record
Of the 118 now held by other companies, 82 name CA Inc. as their current owner, and 36 more name another party. Each row says which.
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27
Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
27
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
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.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends no later than Aug 2027 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2027 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jan 2030 · High confidence
Autonomic Control of a Distributed Computing System in Accordance with a Hierarchical Model
US 7,680,799
Cited by 34 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027. A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved, so no cap is applied and the date may move earlier, never later.
Unified System Services Layer for a Distributed Processing System
US 7,526,534
Cited by 43 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2009 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
Managing Virtual Machines Based on Business Priorty
US 8,104,033
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2012 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2030.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Aug 2029 · High confidence
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 2,678 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data. Protection runs to 2029.
now held by CA, Inc.
Also notable
Ends Sep 2028 · High confidence
Cited by 40 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2028.
merged into CA, Inc.
Also notable
Ends Feb 2032 · Medium confidence
Cited by 29 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2032.
merged into CA, Inc.
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
- 23 terms have ended since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 27 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Method and Systems for Computer Security | 1 in force | to Jan 2030 |
| Managing Virtual Machines Based on Business Priorty | 1 in force | to Jan 2030 |
| Method and System for Scheduling Jobs in a Computer System | 1 in force | to Dec 2029 |
| System and Method for Providing Alerts for Heterogeneous Jobs | 1 in force | to Nov 2029 |
| System and Method for Interfacing an Application to a Distributed Transaction Coordinator | 1 in force | to Apr 2029 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,711,803 | Method and System for Management and Configuration of Remote Agents In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,483,978 | Providing a Unified User Interface for Managing a Plurality of Heterogeneous Computing Environments In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,526,534 | Unified System Services Layer for a Distributed Processing System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,703,100 | Modified Auto Remote Agent for Job Scheduling and Management Applications In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,680,799 | Autonomic Control of a Distributed Computing System in Accordance with a Hierarchical Model In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 7,757,235 | Trigger Support for a Bi-Directional Broker In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,099,484 | Using Mobile Agents to Perform Operations of an Information Life-Cycle Management System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,840,535 | Replicated Data Validation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,895,344 | Method and Apparatus for Remote Management In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,861,243 | Automatically Deploying Program Units to a Cluster of Networked Servers In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 27: 118 patents in force now held by others · 665 patents ended · 200 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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.