0 patents currently held, every record listed here
8 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.
This portfolio holds none of the 8 US patents in force on its record. from the record
Of the 8 now held by other companies, 8 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. 2010 to 2028.
US 7,840,514
Secure Virtual Private Network Utilizing a Diagnostics Policy and Diagnostics Engine to Establish a Secure Network Connection
Dec 20, 2027
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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 Dec 2027 · High confidence
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 54 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.
now held by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
Also notable
Ends Sep 2028 · High confidence
Cited by 29 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.
now held by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
Also notable
Ends Sep 2027 · High confidence
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2010 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 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
- 1 term has ended since Aug 17, 2026
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Also on record: 8 patents in force now held by others · 23 patents ended · 5 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.
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