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Flexera Software LLC

69 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
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.

Recorded under 3 name spellings.

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Ending by 2030
Dec 2026
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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 Jan 30, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Secure Reprogramming of Smart Devices to Alter Device Functionality Based on License Rights (US 10,365,908) comes due Jan 30, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 30, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 4 fees due Feb 4 to 20, 2027 · next Feb 4
  • 1 fee due Mar 22, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Methods and Systems for Embedded Licensing from Multiple License Sources (US 9,141,771) comes due Mar 22, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 22, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 30, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method and Apparatus for Automatic License Configuration Updates (US 10,521,569) comes due Jun 30, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 3, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Oct 5 to 12, 2027 · next Oct 5
  • 1 fee due Nov 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for License Entitlement Assignment Ambiguity Resolution (US 10,642,964) comes due Nov 5, 2027. Unpaid by May 5, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 of the patents on this record was granted 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 8,738,822System and Method for Controlling Operation of a Component on a Computer System
In force (reinstated)
 · High confidence
In force (reinstated)High confidence
US 7,831,515Method and System for Subscription-Based, Entitlement-Driven License Key Generation and Distribution for Digital Goods
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 7,464,143Digital Object Delivery and Management System with Dynamically Created Temporary FTP Access Codes
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,732,705Method and System for Virtual Machine Migration
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 7,725,943Embedded System Administration
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,849,017Enforced Seat-Based Licensing
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,516,447Computer-Implemented Method and System for Binding Digital Rights Management Executable Code to a Software Application
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,516,469Function binding method and system
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,549,313Method and System for Integrated Securing and Managing of Virtual Machines and Virtual Appliances
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,774,771Method and System for Managing and Organizing Software Package Installations
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 69: 1 patent in force now held by others · 5 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 28 ended at full term. 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.

6 abandoned · 2 no status recorded

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