HSBC Holdings has a total of 148 patents globally, out of which 49 have been granted. Of these 148 patents, more than 41% patents are active. United States of America is where HSBC Holdings has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Hong Kong (S.A.R.). Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also United Kingdom is the origin country of HSBC Holdings.
HSBC Holdings was founded in the year 1865. The Company provides a variety of international banking and financial services, including retail and corporate banking, trade, trusteeship, securities, custody, capital markets, treasury, private and investment banking, and insurance.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of HSBC Holdings which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find HSBC Holdings patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over HSBC Holdings patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of HSBC Holdings have?
The CEO Noel Quinn has 0 patent.
How many patents does HSBC Holdings have?
HSBC Holdings has a total of 148 patents globally. These patents belong to 38 unique patent families. Out of 148 patents, 61 patents are active.
How Many Patents did HSBC Holdings 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 | HSBC Holdings Applications Filed | HSBC Holdings Patents Granted |
| 2021 | 3 | 7 |
| 2020 | 7 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 | – | 5 |
| 2015 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 7 | 3 |
| 2013 | 11 | 8 |
| 2012 | 36 | 2 |
| 2011 | 16 | 3 |
How many HSBC Holdings patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did HSBC Holdings File in Different Countries?
Countries in which HSBC Holdings Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States of America | 42 |
| Europe | 19 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 17 |
| China | 10 |
| Australia | 9 |
| Singapore | 6 |
| United Kingdom | 5 |
| Canada | 4 |
| Japan | 3 |
| Malaysia | 3 |
| Brazil | 3 |
| Israel | 2 |
| Germany | 2 |
| India | 2 |
| Korea (South) | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 |
| Indonesia | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of HSBC Holdings Patents Located?
10 Best HSBC Holdings Patents
US20060143071A1 is the most popular patent in the HSBC Holdings portfolio. It has received 153 citations so far from companies like General Electric, Visa and HP.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of HSBC Holdings:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20060143071A1 | 153 |
| US8468090B2 | 137 |
| US20040078323A1 | 79 |
| US7937685B2 | 45 |
| US8141140B2 | 38 |
| US6706195B2 | 34 |
| US20080109348A1 | 33 |
| US8365140B2 | 29 |
| US20120221561A1 | 24 |
| US20060161487A1 | 24 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to HSBC Holdings patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to HSBC Holdings invention. They couldn’t because HSBC Holdings had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 24 HSBC Holdings patents in 262 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the HSBC Holdings patent portfolio are Bank of America, IBM and American Express Travel.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing HSBC Holdings –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing HSBC Holdings Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Bank Of America | 13 | 25 |
| IBM | 7 | 10 |
| American Express Travel | 6 | 12 |
| Sap Se | 5 | 17 |
| Visa International | 4 | 12 |
| Mastercard | 3 | 6 |
| Intel | 2 | 2 |
| TCS | 2 | 4 |
| Amazon | 2 | 2 |
| Capital One Services | 2 | 2 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on HSBC Holdings Patents
Top HSBC Holdings Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8468090B2 | 29 |
| US8141140B2 | 19 |
| US20060143071A1 | 15 |
| US8365140B2 | 9 |
| US8380619B2 | 6 |
| US8645248B2 | 5 |
| US20120221561A1 | 5 |
| US20100191652A1 | 4 |
| US8843939B2 | 4 |
| US10789641B2 | 4 |
| US7937685B2 | 4 |
| US8880436B2 | 3 |
| US20060161487A1 | 3 |
| US7885890B2 | 3 |
| US9176789B2 | 2 |
What Percentage of HSBC Holdings US Patent Applications were Granted?
HSBC Holdings (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 4 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 2 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 50.0%.
Below are the key stats of HSBC Holdings patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for HSBC Holdings?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Stroock & Stroock & Lavan | 3 | 66.67% |
| Jones Day | 1 | 0.00% |
Why did HSBC target absolute emissions, and include scope 3, for oil and gas?
HSBC’s ‘absolute financed emissions’ are the emissions produced by a company or project we bank. We’re targeting a 34% reduction in absolute financed emissions by 2030, compared with our 2019 baseline. Around 80% of emissions from the oil and gas industry arise when crude oil or gas is burned.
The majority of emissions from the oil and gas industry arise when crude oil or gas is burned – around 80% of total emissions – Scope 3 emissions are the most critical from a global warming perspective.
- Scope 1 covers the direct emissions from a company’s operations – such as heating buildings, running vehicles, or gas flaring, in the case of oil production
- Scope 2 covers indirect emissions from the use of purchased energy or electricity
- Scope 3 covers indirect emissions from a value chain, including emissions from when the product is used (or burned in this case), such as those from a vehicle’s exhaust pipe
Why did HSBC follow a different approach for power and utilities?
The Bank’s longer term net zero target for the overall portfolio is absolute. For power and utilities, we’re aiming to reduce financed emissions intensity by 75% by 2030. As the energy mix in the grid becomes cleaner, absolute emissions will decouple and start to come down.
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What are HSBC’s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by HSBC?
The chart below distributes patents filed by HSBC in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where HSBC thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How HSBC search focus changed over the years?
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