21 patents currently held
12 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.
1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.
The next term ends in Oct 2031. from the record
Of the 12 now held by other companies, 7 name Absolute Software Corporation as their current owner, and 5 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Ending by 2030
Oct 2031
Next term end
20
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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
Notable
Ends Sep 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Feb 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2031 · Medium confidence
Assessing Bios Information Prior to Reversion
US 8,874,892
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 56 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.
Pre-Boot Management of Drivers and Programs
US 9,110,679
Cited by 20 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Chemical and biological protection mask
US 8,397,715
Cited by 28 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Dec 2031 · High confidence
Cited by 63 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
now held by Absolute Software Corporation
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.
- 3 fees due Feb 18, 2027
- 1 fee due Jun 3, 2027The maintenance fee for Securing a Host Machine Against Direct Memory Access (DMA) Attacks via Expansion Card Slots (US 10,496,853) comes due Jun 3, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 3, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Sep 22, 2027The maintenance fee for Wireless Debugging and Updating of Firmware (US 9,292,411) comes due Sep 22, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 22, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 20 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Pre-Boot Management of Drivers and Programs | 2 in force | to Feb 2033 |
| Attestation Process and System for Wireless Security | 1 in force | to Aug 2044 |
| Method of Using Recycled Pet Flake Directly in an Injection Molding Process | 1 in force | to Mar 2035 |
| Augmenting a BIOS with New Programs | 1 in force | to Oct 2034 |
| Automated BIOS Enhancements and Upgrades | 1 in force | to Feb 2033 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,601,255 | Approaches for Updating Bios In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,397,715 | Chemical and biological protection mask In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,484,631 | Supporting Hardware Configuration Changes in a Uefi Firmware Component In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,490,116 | Emulating Legacy Video Using Uefi In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,726,258 | Supporting Multiple Hardware Components in Uefi In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,560,822 | Pre-Boot Operating Environment In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,389,878 | Pre-Boot Management of Drivers and Programs In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,918,907 | Approaches for Firmware to Trust an Application In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,972,210 | Power Management Module and Power Supply Apparatus In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,874,892 | Assessing Bios Information Prior to Reversion In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 21: 12 patents in force now held by others · 52 patents ended · 2 applications pending · 35 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.