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MSC.Software Corporation

First filing 2011
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0 patents currently held

25 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 25 US patents in force on its record. from the record

Of the 25 now held by other companies, 23 name D and e US Parent LLC as their current owner, and 2 more name another party. Each row says which.

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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
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 24 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data. Protection runs to 2035.
now held by D&E US Parent LLC
Ends Nov 2035 · High confidence
Also notable
Cited by 21 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2033.
now held by D&E US Parent LLC
Ends Jun 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Cited by 15 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.
now held by D&E US Parent LLC
Ends Jun 2033 · High confidence

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: 25 patents in force now held by others · 11 patents ended. 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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