0 patents currently held
14 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.
2 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
This portfolio holds none of the 14 US patents in force on its record. from the record
Of the 14 now held by other companies, 14 name Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC as their current owner. Each row says so.
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Ending by 2030
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Next term end
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
2026 · 0 end2027 · 02028 · 02029 · 02030 · 0
notable patents
all others
Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 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
None of the currently held patents qualifies as notable.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Oct 2031 · High confidence
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 122 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data. Protection runs to 2031.
now held by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
Also notable
Ends May 2031 · High confidence
The largest patent family in this portfolio, 6 related applications, renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
now held by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
Also notable
Ends May 2027 · High confidence
The largest patent family in this portfolio, 9 related applications, renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2027.
now held by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
- 2 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Also on record: 14 patents in force now held by others · 20 patents ended · 8 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.