Fornetix LLC

10 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026

2 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.

Ending by 2030

Oct 2034

Next term end

When these terms end

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Held patents by the year their term ends

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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.

2 fees due Jan 9 to 11, 2027 · next Jan 9
1 fee due Aug 11, 2027
The maintenance fee for Server-Client Pki for Applied Key Management System and Process (US 10,560,440) comes due Aug 11, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 11, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Sep 5, 2027
The maintenance fee for Server-client key escrow for applied key management system and process (US 11,924,345) comes due Sep 5, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 6, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Oct 21, 2027
The maintenance fee for Systems and Methods for Organizing Devices in a Policy Hierarchy (US 10,630,686) comes due Oct 21, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 21, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

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.

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Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 9,729,577	System and Method for Encryption Key Management, Federation and Distribution In force (reinstated) Term ends Oct 3, 2034 · High confidence	In force (reinstated)	Term ends Oct 3, 2034	High confidence
US 10,257,230	System and Method for Encryption Key Management, Federation and Distribution In force Ends no later than Oct 3, 2034 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Oct 3, 2034	Medium confidence
US 10,742,689	System and Method for Encryption Key Management, Federation and Distribution In force (reinstated) Ends no later than Oct 3, 2034 · Medium confidence	In force (reinstated)	Ends no later than Oct 3, 2034	Medium confidence
US 11,503,076	System and method for encryption key management, federation and distribution In force Term ends Apr 13, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 13, 2035	From the USPTO record
US 10,630,686	Systems and Methods for Organizing Devices in a Policy Hierarchy In force (reinstated) Term ends Mar 10, 2036 · High confidence	In force (reinstated)	Term ends Mar 10, 2036	High confidence
US 11,924,345	Server-client key escrow for applied key management system and process In force Term ends Jul 11, 2036 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jul 11, 2036	From the USPTO record
US 10,560,440	Server-Client Pki for Applied Key Management System and Process In force Term ends Aug 3, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 3, 2036	High confidence
US 11,537,195	Policy-Enabled Encryption Keys Having Complex Logical Operations In force Term ends Feb 22, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 22, 2037	High confidence
US 11,700,244	Structure of policies for evaluating key attributes of encryption keys In force Ends no later than Feb 22, 2037 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Feb 22, 2037	From the USPTO record
US 10,348,485	Linking Encryption Key Management with Granular Policy In force Term ends Jun 5, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 5, 2037	High confidence

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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.

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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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