Global Payments has a total of 200 patents globally, out of which 53 have been granted. Of these 200 patents, 35% patents are active. United States of America is where Global Payments has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Australia and Europe, it has generated an annual revenue of $7.71 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Global Payments.
Global Payments was founded in the year 1967. Company is doing business in providing payment technology and services to merchants, issuers and consumers. As of March 2022, Global Payments has a market cap of $36.12 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Global Payments which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Global Payments’ patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Global Payments’ patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of Global Payments have?
The CEO, Jeffrey S. Sloan has 0 patents.
How many patents does Global Payments have?
Global Payments has a total of 200 patents globally. These patents belong to 95 unique patent families. Out of 200 patents, 70 patents are active.
How many Global Payments patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Global Payments 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 | Global Payments Applications Filed | Global Payments Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 |
| 2012 | 11 | 6 |
| 2013 | 7 | 1 |
| 2014 | 10 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 14 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 9 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 |
| 2022 | – | 1 |
How Many Patents did Global Payments File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Global Payments Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 92 |
| Australia | 17 |
| Europe | 14 |
| Canada | 13 |
| South Africa | 6 |
| India | 4 |
| Germany | 3 |
| Mexico | 2 |
| Brazil | 2 |
| Austria | 2 |
| China | 2 |
| Japan | 2 |
| Korea (South) | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 1 |
| Macao | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Global Payments Patents Located?
10 Best Global Payments Patents
US20070267479A1 is the most popular patent in the Global Payments portfolio. It has received 236 citations so far from companies like Microsoft, Pricelock, and MasterCard.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Global Payments:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20070267479A1 | 236 |
| US20020095387A1 | 230 |
| US20030050976A1 | 204 |
| US20100276484A1 | 192 |
| US20060149671A1 | 184 |
| US20080040261A1 | 179 |
| US20030229590A1 | 144 |
| US20090240620A1 | 140 |
| US6931623B2 | 102 |
| US20050142371A1 | 83 |
Which Companies are using Global Payments 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 Global Payments patent portfolio are PayPal, VISA, and Microsoft.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| PayPal | 16 |
| VISA | 13 |
| MasterCard | 13 |
| Microsoft | 11 |
| Bank Of America | 7 |
| eBay | 5 |
| Safeway | 4 |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | 4 |
| IBM | 3 |
| American Express | 3 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Global Payments Patents
Top Global Payments Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20070267479A1 | 24 |
| US20100276484A1 | 22 |
| US20080040261A1 | 21 |
| US8752181B2 | 18 |
| US8256006B2 | 14 |
| US20060149671A1 | 10 |
| US20020095387A1 | 8 |
| US20050142371A1 | 8 |
| US20090240620A1 | 7 |
| US20030050976A1 | 6 |
| US20030229590A1 | 6 |
| US8069121B2 | 6 |
| US20080200144A1 | 6 |
| US8812401B2 | 6 |
| US10275750B2 | 6 |
What Percentage of Global Payments US Patent Applications were Granted?
Global Payments (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 261 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 241 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 92.69%.
Below are the key stats of Global Payments patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Global Payments?
| Law Firm | Total Application | Success Rate |
| Everi Games Inc | 135 | 92.59% |
| Everi Payments Inc | 20 | 100.00% |
| Harness Dickey Troy | 9 | 77.78% |
| Law Office Of Benjamin Diederich | 7 | 100.00% |
| Grell & Watson Patent Attorneys Llc | 5 | 80.00% |
| Foley & Lardner Llp | 3 | 33.33% |
| Kutak Rock Llp | 3 | 100.00% |
| Multimedia Games Inc | 3 | 100.00% |
| The Culbertson Group P C | 3 | 100.00% |
| Cooley Llp | 2 | 0.00% |
“Our innovations and expertise drive growth for millions of companies—from ambitious startups to financial institutions and global enterprises.” – Global Payments
Global Payment’s inventions are all based on significant insights into the requirements and desires of consumers. Global Payments strives to create payment systems with a purpose that customers will pick again and again.
Global Payments is working on a wide range of projects, combining the hunt for breakthrough technology with the continual need to adapt to consumer needs and improve the sustainability of Global Payments products.
Global Payments accomplishes this by combining significant consumer trends, cutting-edge science, and the use of data and digital technologies to create exceptional products, services, and experiences.
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What are Global Payments key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Global Payments?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Global Payments in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Global Payments thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Global Payments search focus changed over the years?
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