Experian has a total of 526 patents globally, out of which 326 have been granted. Of these 526 patents, more than 65% patents are active. The United States of America is where Experian has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Australia. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also Ireland is the origin country of Experian.
Experian was founded in the year 1980. Experian offers marketing and credit services. It also provides specialized analytical solutions for credit scoring, risk management, and application processing, processes checks and credit cards, and provides consumers with credit reports and scores. The company manages sizable databases that enable credit granting and monitoring and help minimize fraud and credit risk. As of February 2023, Experian has a market cap of $34.92 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Experian which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Experian patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Experian patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Experian have?
The founder Dan Hegarty have 0 patents and CEO Brian Cassin have 0 patents.
How many patents does Experian have?
Experian has a total of 526 patents globally. These patents belong to 197 unique patent families. Out of 526 patents, 346 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Experian 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 | Experian Applications Filed | Experian Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 1 |
| 2022 | 6 | 22 |
| 2021 | 7 | 31 |
| 2020 | 31 | 34 |
| 2019 | 38 | 50 |
| 2018 | 23 | 23 |
| 2017 | 43 | 35 |
| 2016 | 34 | 22 |
| 2015 | 22 | 17 |
| 2014 | 41 | 21 |
| 2013 | 50 | 13 |
| 2012 | 39 | 14 |
| 2011 | 27 | 14 |
How many Experian patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Experian File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Experian Filed Patents
| Country | Patent |
| United States Of America | 405 |
| Europe | 25 |
| Australia | 14 |
| Japan | 7 |
| Canada | 7 |
| United Kingdom | 7 |
| Germany | 5 |
| Brazil | 5 |
| Austria | 3 |
| China | 2 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 2 |
| Korea (South) | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 |
| Eurasia | 1 |
| Israel | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Experian Patents Located?
10 Best Experian Patents
US20140032265A1 is the most popular patent in the Experian portfolio. It has received 357 citations so far from companies like OneTrust, Experian Information Solutions and Yahoo.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Experian:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20140032265A1 | 357 |
| US20100094758A1 | 345 |
| US9654541B1 | 310 |
| US9106691B1 | 291 |
| US20080103800A1 | 279 |
| US20080221972A1 | 276 |
| US10091312B1 | 264 |
| US9767309B1 | 258 |
| US20100293090A1 | 246 |
| US9853959B1 | 238 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Experian patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Experian invention. They couldn’t because Experian had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 151 Experian patents in 1316 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Experian patent portfolio are IBM, American Express and Bank Of America.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Experian –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Experian Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| IBM | 27 | 46 |
| American Express | 22 | 100 |
| Bank Of America | 20 | 47 |
| Gearbox | 14 | 53 |
| Searete | 13 | 35 |
| Capital One | 13 | 36 |
| Microsoft | 11 | 27 |
| 11 | 20 | |
| Paypal | 10 | 13 |
| Adobe | 8 | 20 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Experian Patents
Top Experian Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US10290017B2 | 45 |
| US20060136264A1 | 43 |
| US8612854B2 | 18 |
| US8639920B2 | 17 |
| US7853533B2 | 16 |
| US20080103800A1 | 14 |
| US8151327B2 | 12 |
| US8027871B2 | 11 |
| US7996521B2 | 11 |
| US10091312B1 | 10 |
| US9721147B1 | 10 |
| US20080033852A1 | 10 |
| US10275576B2 | 9 |
| US20080243680A1 | 9 |
| US20100293090A1 | 9 |