Barclays has a total of 881 patents globally, out of which 339 have been granted. Of these 881 patents, more than 39% patents are active. United States of America is where Barclays has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and United Kingdom, it has generated an annual revenue of $27.94 billion in the year 2020. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Barclays.
Barclays was founded in the year 1896 by John Freame and Thomas Gould. Company is doing business in financial services such as retail banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth management. As of January 2022, Barclays has a market cap of $45.48 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Barclays which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Barclays’ patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Barclays’ patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Barclays have?
The founders John Freame and Thomas Gould have 0 patents respectively and the CEO, C. S. Venkatakrishnan has 0 patents.
How many patents does Barclays have?
Barclays has a total of 881 patents globally. These patents belong to 353 unique patent families. Out of 881 patents, 344 patents are active.
How many Barclays patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Barclays 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 | Barclays Applications Filed | Barclays Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 49 | 29 |
| 2012 | 70 | 27 |
| 2013 | 90 | 33 |
| 2014 | 56 | 37 |
| 2015 | 40 | 25 |
| 2016 | 20 | 21 |
| 2017 | 11 | 23 |
| 2018 | 26 | 12 |
| 2019 | 34 | 15 |
| 2020 | 19 | 12 |
| 2021 | 2 | 21 |
How Many Patents did Barclays File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Barclays Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 251 |
| Europe | 116 |
| United Kingdom | 98 |
| Japan | 54 |
| India | 44 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 43 |
| Canada | 36 |
| South Africa | 30 |
| Australia | 22 |
| Germany | 21 |
| China | 8 |
| Spain | 6 |
| Singapore | 5 |
| Austria | 4 |
| Italy | 2 |
| France | 1 |
| Africa | 1 |
| Macao | 1 |
| Korea (South) | 1 |
| Israel | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Barclays Patents Located?
10 Best Barclays Patents
US20120095852A1 is the most popular patent in the Barclays portfolio. It has received 293 citations so far from companies like Bank Of America Corporation, Sequent Software and JPMorgan Chase Bank.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Barclays:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20120095852A1 | 293 |
| US20060282356A1 | 196 |
| US20060074793A1 | 159 |
| US20120284195A1 | 118 |
| US7110974B1 | 113 |
| US20070282673A1 | 103 |
| US7360237B2 | 102 |
| US6203021B1 | 96 |
| US20180204191A1 | 91 |
| USD491925S1 | 87 |
Which Companies are using Barclays 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 Barclays patent portfolio are IBM, Microsoft, and VISA.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| IBM | 26 |
| Microsoft | 17 |
| VISA | 16 |
| Bank Of America | 16 |
| Mastercard | 14 |
| 9 | |
| Chicago Mercantile Exchange | 9 |
| Samsung | 9 |
| Paypal | 8 |
| Square | 8 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Barclays Patents
Top Barclays Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20180204191A1 | 19 |
| US20060282356A1 | 14 |
| US20120143706A1 | 13 |
| US9530011B2 | 13 |
| US8090613B2 | 13 |
| US20120095852A1 | 13 |
| US9830440B2 | 13 |
| US7360237B2 | 12 |
| US9454754B2 | 11 |
| US7818246B2 | 10 |
“Innovation has always been at the heart of what Barclays does. Over the years, the bank has created value and better experiences for customers, clients, colleagues and society as a whole. Barclays’ Head of Innovation Mindset and Intrapreneurship Andy Elphick tells us why people have been, and still are, the driving force behind it all.”
As digital banking, international transactions, and security grow more important in our daily lives, revolutionary Barclays Technology plays an increasingly important role in how the world operates. They’re reshaping the financial landscape.
Barclays has been experimenting with quantum computing and using new technology such as AI and machine learning to better decision-making. They also collaborate with one of the world’s leading fintech ecosystems, delivering innovation to banks and financial services in general.
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What are Barclays key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Barclays?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Barclays in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Barclays thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Barclays search focus changed over the years?
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