Citigroup Inc has a total of 1948 patents globally, out of which 1192 have been granted. Of these 1948 patents, more than 16% patents are active. United States of America is where Citigroup Inc has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Japan and Spain. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Citigroup Inc.
Citigroup Inc was founded in 1998. Citigroup Inc is a diversified financial services holding company that provides a broad range of financial services to consumer and corporate customers. The Company services include investment banking, retail brokerage, corporate banking, and cash management products and services. Citigroup serves customers globally. As of March 2022, Citigroup Inc has a market cap of $117.98 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Citigroup Inc which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Citigroup Inc patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Citigroup Inc patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of Citigroup Inc have?
The CEO, Jane Fraser have 0 patents.
How many patents does Citigroup Inc have?
Citigroup Inc has a total of 1948 patents globally. These patents belong to 722 unique patent families. Out of 1948 patents, 316 patents are active.
How many Citigroup Inc patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Citigroup Inc File Every Year?
Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.
| Year of Patents Filing or Grant | Citigroup Applications Filed | Citigroup Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 67 | 30 |
| 2012 | 72 | 33 |
| 2013 | 42 | 29 |
| 2014 | 47 | 29 |
| 2015 | 27 | 25 |
| 2016 | 13 | 23 |
| 2017 | 8 | 31 |
| 2018 | 23 | 23 |
| 2019 | 8 | 21 |
| 2020 | 5 | 12 |
| 2021 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | – | 3 |
How Many Patents did Citigroup Inc File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Citigroup Inc Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 385 |
| Japan | 141 |
| Spain | 136 |
| Europe | 96 |
| Mexico | 95 |
| Australia | 93 |
| Brazil | 75 |
| China | 74 |
| Singapore | 58 |
| Germany | 54 |
| Hungary | 52 |
| Czech Republic | 46 |
| Argentina | 41 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 38 |
| India | 36 |
| Taiwan | 31 |
| Austria | 27 |
| Malaysia | 26 |
| Philippines | 25 |
| Poland | 25 |
| Korea (South) | 25 |
| Finland | 24 |
| Slovakia | 23 |
| Portugal | 23 |
| Ukraine | 21 |
| United Kingdom | 15 |
| Canada | 12 |
| South Africa | 11 |
| Indonesia | 11 |
| New Zealand | 9 |
| Chile | 9 |
| Bulgaria | 9 |
| Georgia | 8 |
| Viet Nam | 7 |
| Ireland | 6 |
| Denmark | 6 |
| Colombia | 6 |
| Egypt | 6 |
| Estonia | 6 |
| Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro | 6 |
| Republic of Moldova | 5 |
| Turkey | 5 |
| Israel | 5 |
| Croatia | 4 |
| France | 4 |
| African Intellectual Property Organization | 3 |
| Belarus | 3 |
| Romania | 3 |
| Cyprus | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 2 |
| Brunei | 2 |
| Panama | 2 |
| Serbia | 2 |
| Botswana | 2 |
| Eurasian Patent Organization | 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 2 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 |
| Greece | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| Honduras | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Russian Federation | 1 |
| Tajikistan | 1 |
| Lithuania | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Citigroup Inc Patents Located?
10 Best Citigroup Inc Patents
US6349290B1 is the most popular patent in the Citigroup Inc portfolio. It has received 698 citations so far from companies like Jpmorgan Chase Bank, IBM and Bank Of America.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Citigroup Inc:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6349290B1 | 698 |
| US6873974B1 | 625 |
| US6655585B2 | 478 |
| US20020065774A1 | 456 |
| US6442532B1 | 452 |
| US6574605B1 | 369 |
| US7376603B1 | 346 |
| US6601761B1 | 336 |
| US6785661B1 | 323 |
| US7051096B1 | 293 |
Which Companies are using Citigroup Inc Patents to Advance their Research?
If patents or patents from a particular technology area of a company receive a lot of citations, it implies that the technology is being followed and incrementally innovated by the citing companies. It also indicates that citing companies are working on similar and closely related technologies.
The top citing companies in the Citigroup Inc patent portfolio are Bank Of America, Mastercard and Chase Bank.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Bank Of America | 49 |
| Mastercard | 37 |
| Chase Bank | 29 |
| Visa | 26 |
| Paypal | 24 |
| IBM | 23 |
| Microsoft | 18 |
| Liberty Peak Ventures Llc | 15 |
| Capital One Services Llc | 14 |
| Wells Fargo | 13 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Citigroup Inc Patents
Top Citigroup Inc Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7200578B2 | 58 |
| US7937286B2 | 35 |
| US9768963B2 | 29 |
| US7236950B2 | 23 |
| US7464057B2 | 22 |
| US7269256B2 | 17 |
| US6889198B2 | 17 |
| US20030182194A1 | 16 |
| US6655585B2 | 15 |
| US7024174B2 | 13 |
| US6873974B1 | 13 |
| US6349290B1 | 13 |
| US20020065774A1 | 13 |
| US8972297B2 | 13 |
| US10636084B2 | 12 |
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What are Citigroup‘s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Citigroup?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Citigroup in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Citigroup thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
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