Fannie Mae has a total of 214 patents globally, out of which 108 have been granted. Of these 214 patents, more than 56% patents are active. United States of America is where Fannie Mae has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Australia and China. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Fannie Mae.
Fannie Mae was founded in the year 1938 by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Company is doing business as a source of financing for mortgage lenders, providing access to affordable mortgage financing in all markets at all times. Our financing makes sustainable homeownership and workforce rental housing a reality for millions of Americans. As of December 2021, Fannie Mae has a market cap of $1.1 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Fannie Mae which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Fannie Mae’s patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Fannie Mae’s patent portfolio.
How many patents does Fannie Mae have?
Fannie Mae has a total of 214 patents globally. These patents belong to 108 unique patent families. Out of 214 patents, 120 patents are active.
How many Fannie Mae patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Fannie Mae 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 | Fannie Mae Applications Filed | Fannie Mae Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 15 | 23 |
| 2012 | 14 | 7 |
| 2013 | 7 | 8 |
| 2014 | 8 | 9 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | – | 5 |
How Many Patents did Fannie Mae File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Fannie Mae Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 158 |
| Australia | 22 |
| China | 4 |
| Canada | 2 |
| Mexico | 2 |
| Japan | 2 |
| Europe | 2 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Fannie Mae Patents Located?
10 Best Fannie Mae Patents
US7653592B1 is the most popular patent in the Fannie Mae portfolio. It has received 398 citations so far from companies like Bank of America, Caterpillar and Microsoft.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Fannie Mae:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7653592B1 | 398 |
| US7089503B1 | 225 |
| US20050102226A1 | 212 |
| US20080147465A1 | 205 |
| US20030229572A1 | 196 |
| US20040128230A1 | 143 |
| US20040225596A1 | 133 |
| US6988082B1 | 130 |
| US6904336B2 | 129 |
| US7299408B1 | 98 |
Which Companies are using Fannie Mae 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 Fannie Mae patent portfolio are Bank of America, IBM and Oracle.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Bank Of America | 20 |
| IBM | 10 |
| Oracle | 7 |
| First American Financial Corporation | 5 |
| Silicon Valley Bank | 5 |
| Eqs | 3 |
| SAP | 3 |
| Metabank | 3 |
| Hartford Fire Insurance Company | 2 |
| Omtelligence | 2 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Fannie Mae Patents
Top Fannie Mae Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7653592B1 | 25 |
| US7299408B1 | 15 |
| US7925579B1 | 13 |
| US20030229572A1 | 11 |
| US7983971B1 | 7 |
| US6904336B2 | 6 |
| US7788186B1 | 6 |
| US20050102226A1 | 6 |
| US7593893B1 | 5 |
| US7089503B1 | 5 |
What Percentage of Fannie Mae US Patent Applications were Granted?
Fannie Mae (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 143 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 85 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 68%.
Below are the key stats of Fannie Mae patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Fannie Mae?
| Law Firm | Total Application | Success Rate |
| Fann Mke C O | 69 | 83.82% |
| Michael Best & Friedrich Llp Dc | 38 | 26.67% |
| Michael Best & Friedrich Llp Fannie Mae | 18 | 82.35% |
| Morgan Lewis & Bockius Llp Wa | 5 | 0% |
| Foley & Lardner Llp | 3 | 33.33% |
| Christopher M Tobin | 2 | 0% |
| David G Luettgen | 1 | 0.00% |
| Dla Piper Llp Us | 1 | 0.00% |
| Douglas R Hanscom | 1 | 100.00% |
| Fenwick & West Llp | 1 | 0% |
Fannie Mae has been a home finance pioneer since 1938, working to fulfil its purpose of providing liquidity, stability, and affordability while also propelling the industry ahead. As consumer and market needs change, it is leading the way with innovative solutions to help make mortgage financing more efficient and better.
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“We share our expertise and data to support broader, industry-wide innovation.”
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What are Fannie Mae key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Fannie Mae?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Fannie Mae in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Fannie Mae thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Fannie Mae search focus changed over the years?
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