Mastercard has a total of 10756 patents globally, out of which 3320 have been granted. Of these 10756 patents, more than 49% patents are active. The United States of America is where Mastercard has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Singapore and Europe. Parallelly, The United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and also USA is the origin country of Mastercard.
Mastercard was founded in the year 1966. The Company provides financial transaction processing services. The Company offers payment processing services for credit and debit cards, electronic cash, automated teller machines, and travelers checks. Mastercard serves customers worldwide.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Mastercard which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Mastercard patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Mastercard patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of Mastercard have?
The CEO Michael Miebach have 0 patents.
How many patents does Mastercard have?
Mastercard has a total of 10756 patents globally. These patents belong to 4208 unique patent families. Out of 10756 patents, 5336 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Mastercard 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 | Mastercard Applications Filed | Mastercard Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 21 |
| 2022 | 171 | 445 |
| 2021 | 448 | 520 |
| 2020 | 642 | 504 |
| 2019 | 922 | 447 |
| 2018 | 1152 | 272 |
| 2017 | 1494 | 190 |
| 2016 | 1567 | 95 |
| 2015 | 1013 | 67 |
| 2014 | 800 | 115 |
| 2013 | 553 | 83 |
| 2012 | 210 | 72 |
| 2011 | 207 | 54 |
How many Mastercard patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Mastercard File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Mastercard Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 4285 |
| Singapore | 875 |
| Europe | 839 |
| Australia | 487 |
| India | 482 |
| China | 394 |
| Canada | 312 |
| United Kingdom | 210 |
| Japan | 199 |
| Brazil | 181 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 126 |
| Mexico | 126 |
| Germany | 106 |
| Korea (South) | 99 |
| South Africa | 79 |
| Russia | 71 |
| Malaysia | 38 |
| Taiwan | 34 |
| Indonesia | 32 |
| Philippines | 24 |
| Israel | 23 |
| Africa | 21 |
| Chile | 20 |
| Colombia | 18 |
| New Zealand | 15 |
| Brunei | 14 |
| Austria | 13 |
| Spain | 12 |
| Saudi Arabia | 11 |
| Norway | 9 |
| Poland | 9 |
| Denmark | 8 |
| Uruguay | 5 |
| Viet Nam | 5 |
| Argentina | 5 |
| Eurasia | 4 |
| Peru | 4 |
| Italy | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 3 |
| Egypt | 3 |
| Pakistan | 2 |
| Kenya | 2 |
| Slovenia | 2 |
| Hungary | 2 |
| Portugal | 2 |
| Iceland | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 |
| Tunisia | 1 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 |
| Cyprus | 1 |
| Morocco | 1 |
Where are the Research Centers of Mastercard Patents Located?
10 Best Mastercard Patents
US6460036B1 is the most popular patent in the Mastercard portfolio. It has received 1857 citations so far from companies like IBM, Microsoft and google.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Mastercard:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6460036B1 | 1857 |
| US6473500B1 | 971 |
| US6516416B2 | 708 |
| US20060069749A1 | 414 |
| US20080133351A1 | 378 |
| US7469151B2 | 351 |
| US7290288B2 | 330 |
| US7494055B2 | 328 |
| US7127236B2 | 327 |
| US20120310760A1 | 318 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Mastercard patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Mastercard invention. They couldn’t because Mastercard had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 1401 Mastercard patents in 8309 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Mastercard patent portfolio are Visa, IBM, and Bank Of America.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Mastercard –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Mastercard Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Visa | 315 | 795 |
| IBM | 166 | 359 |
| Bank Of America | 158 | 343 |
| Paypal | 136 | 341 |
| Chase Bank | 113 | 320 |
| Capital One Services Llc | 104 | 254 |
| 72 | 174 | |
| Samsung Electronics | 71 | 234 |
| American Express Travel Related Services Co Inc | 67 | 185 |
| Advanced New Technologies Co Ltd | 57 | 122 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Mastercard Patents
Top Mastercard Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20080133351A1 | 45 |
| US7494055B2 | 28 |
| US6460036B1 | 26 |
| US20110047075A1 | 25 |
| US20120310760A1 | 22 |
| US8799087B2 | 20 |
| US7290288B2 | 20 |
| US8799060B2 | 19 |
| US7575177B2 | 19 |
| US6473500B1 | 19 |
| US9760943B2 | 18 |
| US9275215B2 | 18 |
| US20160342989A1 | 18 |
| US10204341B2 | 18 |
| US9870562B2 | 17 |
What Percentage of Mastercard US Patent Applications were Granted?
Mastercard (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 3743 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 1561 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 51.4%.
Below are the key stats of Mastercard patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Mastercard?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Daniel M Fitzgerald 21652 | 692 | 71.30% |
| Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel | 618 | 46.80% |
| Mastercard International Incorporated | 571 | 31.62% |
| Harness, Dickey & Pierce | 441 | 48.68% |
| Hovey Williams Llp | 192 | 42.98% |
| Barta Jones & Foley Pllc | 149 | 87.00% |
| Budzyn Ip Law Llc | 145 | 26.21% |
| Buckley Maschoff & Talwalkar Llc | 120 | 50.00% |
| Otterstedt Wallace & Kammer Llp | 120 | 57.89% |
| Rmm Greeley | 96 | 36.26% |