Dell Software Inc.
426 more in force are now held by other companies
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Ending by 2030
Mar 2032
Next term end
When these terms end
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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 Aug 4, 2027The maintenance fee for Fixed Size Extents for Variable Size Deduplication Segments (US 10,552,040) comes due Aug 4, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 4, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 12 terms have 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.
Showing 1 to 3 of 3
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 10,552,040 | Fixed Size Extents for Variable Size Deduplication Segments In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,129,217 | Secure Shell Authentication In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,783,118 | Read-Only File System for Testing De-Duplication In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 3: 426 patents in force now held by others · 129 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 154 ended at full term · 2 past the fee grace period · 1 surrendered on reissue. 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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