0 patents currently held, every record listed here
1 more in force is now held by another company
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 1 US patents in force on its record. from the record
Of the 1 now held by other companies, 1 name Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC as their current owner. Each row says so.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
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Ending by 2030
none
Next term end
When these terms end
Each bar runs from grant to computed term end. 2013 to 2030.20172021202520292030
A dotted end marks a recorded terminal disclaimer this site has not resolved: the term can only be shorter than the bar, never longer.
Every computed term in this portfolio is shown above.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 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 no later than Jul 2030 · Medium confidence
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2013 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2030. 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.
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
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Also on record: 1 patent in force now held by others · 5 patents ended · 4 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.
3 terminal disclaimers are on file with no resolved reference. No cap is applied and none is guessed