Patents & Intellectual Property
Absolute Software relies on a combination of patent, copyright, trade secret and trademark laws, confidentiality agreements, contractual provisions and other similar measures to protect its proprietary information and the intellectual property related to its technology platform.
Issued Patents
Absolute Software Corporation invented the Computer Theft Recovery category in 1994 and to date the following 15 patents have been issued to Absolute:
USA: | |
Canada: | |
United Kingdom: |
No. EP793823, No. GB2338101 |
Germany: |
No. 695 125 34.6-08 |
Australia: |
No. 699045 |
Japan: |
No. JP4067035 |
Several other patent applications are pending in a variety of jurisdictions.
Patent Licensees
The following companies have taken licenses to Absolute's patents:
Tometa Software has been licensed to distribute its LaptopLocate.net offerings in the USA under patents No. 5,715,174, No. 5,764,892, No. 5,802,280, No. 6,244,758, No. 6,269,392, No. 6,300,863, No. 6,507,914.
Trackion has been licensed to distribute its Trackion Device Tracking System offerings in the USA under patents No. 5,715,174, No. 5,764,892, No. 5,802,280, No. 6,244,758, No. 6,269,392, No. 6,300,863, No. 6,507,914.
Cyber Angel has been licensed to distribute its Cyber Angel Tracking System offerings in the USA under patents No. 5,715,174, No. 5,764,892, No. 5,802,280, No. 6,244,758, No. 6,269,392, No. 6,300,863, and No. 6,507,914.
SecureRetrieve has been licensed to distribute its SecureRetrieve offerings in the USA under patents No. 5,715,174, No. 5,764,892, No. 5,802,280, No. 6,244,758, No. 6,269,392, No. 6,300,863, No. 6,507,914.
Tri-8 has been licensed to distribute its MyLaptopGPS offerings in the USA under patents No. 5,715,174, No. 5,764,892, No. 5,802,280, No. 6,244,758, No. 6,269,392, No. 6,300,863 and No. 6,507,914.
Awareness Technologies, Inc. has been licensed to distribute its [ Product Name ] offerings in the USA under patents #5,715,174, #5,764,892, #5,802,280, #5,896,497, #6,244,758, #6,269,392, #6,300,863, and #6,507,914; Canadian Patents #2284806 and #2205370; U.K. patents #EP793823, and #GB2338101; German patent #0793823; Australian patent #699045; and Japan patent #4067035.
Detto Technologies, Inc has been licensed to distribute its [ Product Name ] offerings in the USA under patents #5,715,174, #5,764,892, #5,802,280, #5,896,497, #6,244,758, #6,269,392, #6,300,863, and #6,507,914; Canadian Patents #2284806 and #2205370; U.K. patents #EP793823, and #GB2338101; German patent #0793823; Australian patent #699045; and Japan patent #4067035.
Licensing Program
In addition to the parties mentioned above, those interested in obtaining a license to Absolute’s intellectual property should contact Absolute’s Legal Department at 604-730-9851 or 1-877-553-6862.