American Express Travel Related Services has a total of 2093 patents globally, out of which 1006 have been granted. Of these 2093 patents, more than 48% patents are active. United States of America is where American Express Travel Related Services has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Australia and Canada. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of American Express Travel Related Services.
American Express Travel Related Services was founded in the year 1982. The Company provides travels and financial services. The Company offers credit cards for consumers and businesses, consumer travel services, travelers checks and point of sale, back-office, marketing products and services for merchants.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of American Express Travel Related Services which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find American Express Travel Related Services patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over American Express Travel Related Services patent portfolio.
How many patents does American Express Travel Related Services have?
American Express Travel Related Services has a total of 2093 patents globally. These patents belong to 657 unique patent families. Out of 2093 patents, 1023 patents are active.
How Many Patents did American Express Travel Related Services 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 | American Express Travel Related Services Applications Filed | American Express Travel Related Services Patents Granted |
| 2024 | – | 13 |
| 2023 | 58 | 99 |
| 2022 | 98 | 74 |
| 2021 | 62 | 62 |
| 2020 | 88 | 72 |
| 2019 | 155 | 69 |
| 2018 | 120 | 61 |
| 2017 | 102 | 75 |
| 2016 | 114 | 44 |
| 2015 | 89 | 35 |
| 2014 | 74 | 56 |
| 2013 | 52 | 49 |
How many American Express Travel Related Services patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did American Express Travel Related Services File in Different Countries?
Countries in which American Express Travel Related Services Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States of America | 1137 |
| Australia | 111 |
| Canada | 75 |
| Europe (EPO) | 73 |
| Japan | 60 |
| Singapore | 54 |
| Mexico | 45 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 43 |
| China | 33 |
| Korea (South) | 24 |
| India | 18 |
| United Kingdom | 14 |
| New Zealand | 12 |
| Brazil | 11 |
| Argentina | 9 |
| Taiwan | 9 |
| Austria | 7 |
| Russian Federation | 4 |
| Israel | 4 |
| Spain | 4 |
| Denmark | 4 |
| Portugal | 3 |
| Germany | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 3 |
| South Africa | 3 |
| Jordan | 2 |
| Poland | 2 |
| Tunisia | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 2 |
| Morocco | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 |
| Croatia | 2 |
| Hungary | 2 |
| Indonesia | 2 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 |
| Colombia | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 |
| Chile | 1 |
| Ukraine | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 |
| Malaysia | 1 |
| Egypt | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of American Express Travel Related Services Patents Located?
10 Best American Express Travel Related Services Patents
US20070129955A1 is the most popular patent in the American Express Travel Related Services portfolio. It has received 491 citations so far from companies like First Data Corporation, Billshrink, Inc. and Ncr Corporation.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of American Express Travel Related Services:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20070129955A1 | 491 |
| US20110010205A1 | 293 |
| US10055426B2 | 277 |
| US8516076B2 | 246 |
| US20070016500A1 | 220 |
| US20090248573A1 | 219 |
| WO2009032523A1 | 217 |
| US20060242050A1 | 197 |
| US20070244732A1 | 165 |
| US7788147B2 | 163 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to American Express Travel Related Services patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to American Express Travel Related Services invention. They couldn’t because American Express Travel Related Services had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 427 American Express Travel Related Services patents in 2277 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the American Express Travel Related Services patent portfolio are Mastercard, Bank of America and IBM.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing American Express Travel Related Services –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing American Express Travel Related Services Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Mastercard | 94 | 211 |
| Bank Of America | 80 | 188 |
| IBM | 53 | 84 |
| Capital One Services | 40 | 88 |
| Visa | 31 | 86 |
| Paypal | 21 | 54 |
| Liberty Peak Ventures | 18 | 54 |
| Jpmorgan Chase Bank | 18 | 44 |
| Sap Se | 16 | 32 |
| Microsoft | 14 | 23 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on American Express Travel Related Services Patents
Top American Express Travel Related Services Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9934537B2 | 19 |
| US9361627B2 | 14 |
| US8335720B2 | 13 |
| US8621636B2 | 13 |
| US10181126B2 | 13 |
| US20030208440A1 | 13 |
| US20100106583A1 | 12 |
| US8033457B2 | 11 |
| US10832247B2 | 11 |
| US11449887B2 | 11 |
| US20130332353A1 | 11 |
| US7783566B2 | 11 |
| US8083134B2 | 10 |
| US20130246300A1 | 10 |
| US9430773B2 | 9 |
What Percentage of American Express Travel Related Services US Patent Applications were Granted?
American Express Travel Related Services (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 807 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 517 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 73.54%.
Below are the key stats of American Express Travel Related Services patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for American Express Travel Related Services?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| American Express Co Thomas Horstemeyer Llp | 191 | 76.57% |
| Kowert Hood Munyon Rankin & Goetzel Pc | 188 | 77.19% |
| Snell & Wilmer Llp | 177 | 77.46% |
| Ascenda Law Group Pc | 59 | 6.78% |
| Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox Llc | 46 | 84.21% |
| Reena Kuyper Esq | 30 | 100.00% |
| Brundidge & Stanger Pc | 21 | 70.59% |
| Cooley Llp | 18 | 100.00% |
| Cojk | 15 | 100.00% |
| Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner Llp | 5 | 0% |
What are American Express Travel Related Services key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by American Express Travel Related Services?
The chart below distributes patents filed by American Express Travel Related Services in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where American Express Travel Related Services thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How has American Express Travel Related Services search focus changed over the years?
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