Bank Of America has a total of 7422 patents globally, out of which 3879 have been granted. Of these 7422 patents, more than 60% patents are active. United States of America is where Bank Of America has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Hong Kong (S.A.R.) and India. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Bank Of America.
Bank Of America was founded in the year 1998. The Company operates as a financial holding company. The Company offers saving accounts, deposits, mortgage and construction loans, cash and wealth management, certificates of deposit, investment funds, credit and debit cards, insurance, mobile and online banking services.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Bank Of America which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Bank Of America patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Bank Of America patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Bank Of America have?
The founder Amadeo Giannini has 0 patent and Hugh McColl has 0 patent and CEO Brian Moynihan has 0 patent.
How many patents does Bank Of America have?
Bank Of America has a total of 7422 patents globally. These patents belong to 5014 unique patent families. Out of 7422 patents, 4458 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Bank Of America 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 | Bank Of America Applications Filed | Bank Of America Patents Granted |
| 2022 | – | 103 |
| 2021 | 104 | 506 |
| 2020 | 624 | 436 |
| 2019 | 614 | 417 |
| 2018 | 447 | 321 |
| 2017 | 444 | 298 |
| 2016 | 564 | 286 |
| 2015 | 454 | 257 |
| 2014 | 503 | 257 |
| 2013 | 441 | 304 |
| 2012 | 537 | 223 |
How many Bank Of America patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Bank Of America File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Bank Of America Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 6196 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 155 |
| India | 120 |
| Europe | 102 |
| United Kingdom | 99 |
| Canada | 90 |
| Singapore | 58 |
| China | 57 |
| Australia | 51 |
| Mexico | 47 |
| New Zealand | 17 |
| Brazil | 15 |
| Germany | 10 |
| Japan | 9 |
| France | 7 |
| Korea (South) | 6 |
| Austria | 5 |
| Costa Rica | 4 |
| Norway | 2 |
| Taiwan | 2 |
| Spain | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| Philippines | 1 |
| Ukraine | 1 |
| Israel | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Bank Of America Patents Located?
10 Best Bank Of America Patents
US6609200B2 is the most popular patent in the Bank Of America portfolio. It has received 480 citations so far from companies like IBM, Recare Inc and Microsoft.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Bank Of America:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6609200B2 | 480 |
| US6456938B1 | 480 |
| US20110010292A1 | 287 |
| US6421080B1 | 279 |
| US20100114731A1 | 268 |
| US20140156527A1 | 264 |
| US6708176B2 | 256 |
| US20020029200A1 | 239 |
| US20110270618A1 | 236 |
| US20110246306A1 | 229 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Bank Of America patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Bank Of America invention. They couldn’t because Bank Of America had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 2412 Bank Of America patents in 12849 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Bank Of America patent portfolio are IBM, Mastercard and Capital One Services.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Bank Of America –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Bank Of America Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| IBM | 348 | 756 |
| Mastercard | 282 | 646 |
| Capital One Services | 173 | 403 |
| Paypal | 166 | 350 |
| Microsoft Technology | 153 | 309 |
| Visa | 104 | 244 |
| Jpmorgan Chase Bank | 91 | 445 |
| The Toronto-Dominion Bank | 78 | 188 |
| Wells Fargo Bank | 70 | 167 |
| Amazon | 68 | 132 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Bank Of America Patents
Top Bank Of America Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8028896B2 | 28 |
| US20170140408A1 | 28 |
| US8984610B2 | 27 |
| US20170132630A1 | 25 |
| US8504456B2 | 24 |
| US8688594B2 | 22 |
| US7319986B2 | 22 |
| US20130046692A1 | 22 |
| US20120197797A1 | 21 |
| US20120233003A1 | 21 |
| US9582826B2 | 20 |
| US8811711B2 | 20 |
| US20100024017A1 | 20 |
| US8668498B2 | 19 |
| US9311685B2 | 19 |
What Percentage of Bank Of America US Patent Applications were Granted?
Bank Of America (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 6844 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 4402 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 72.19%.
Below are the key stats of Bank Of America patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Bank Of America?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Bank Of America C O Moore And Van Allen Pllc | 2950 | 65.89% |
| Banner & Witcoff Ltd | 1776 | 74.44% |
| Weiss & Arons Llp | 688 | 79.28% |
| Baker Botts L L P | 244 | 62.30% |
| Morgan Lewis & Bockius Llp Wa | 46 | 81.82% |
| Moore & Van Allen Pllc | 12 | 81.82% |
| Oppedahl Patent Law Firm Llc | 12 | 0.00% |
| G Roger Lee | 7 | 100.00% |
| Roylance Abrams Berdo | 6 | 50.00% |
| Fish & Richardson P C Da | 2 | 100.00% |
Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and information security are covered by over half of the company’s recent patents.
One patent, a system for forecasting resource utilisation, is utilised to look at anticipated future balances based on your history spending pattern and assist in making intelligent forecasts and recommendations to their clients based on such trends.
Erica, the industry’s first publicly available artificial intelligence-driven virtual assistant to help clients manage their accounts, is one of the company’s revolutionary products and services that is changing the banking sector.
Merrill Guided Investing (MGI) is an online advising service led by their Chief Investment Office that provides portfolio management solutions.
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