Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Alexander V Baxter

Alexander Frank

Aidan T Hughes

Mark L Kenworthy

Oliver Szimmetat

Techniques are described for generating a license for software installed on a device. An entitlement certificate is generated including one or more entitlements describing license characteristics of the software. The one or more entitlements are determined in accordance with first information about the software. The first information includes at least one of a purchase token and package information. A binding certificate in accordance with a binding type for the software is generated. A license in accordance with said binding certificate and said entitlement certificate is generated. The binding certificate identifies an entity to which the license is bound.

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Alexander V Baxter