OneSpan has a total of 300 patents globally, out of which 242 have been granted. Of these 300 patents, more than 57% patents are active. Europe is where OneSpan has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and China. Parallelly, Europe seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also United States of America is the origin country of OneSpan.
OneSpan was founded in the year 1984. The Company provides software services. The Company designs and develops security software and e-signature solutions that protects devices and financial transactions from fraud and misuse. OneSpan delivers risk analytics, mobile security, and authentication services.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of OneSpan which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find OneSpan patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over OneSpan patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of OneSpan have?
The founder T. Kendall Hunt has 0 patent and CEO Matthew Moynahan has 0 patent.
How many patents does OneSpan have?
OneSpan has a total of 300 patents globally. These patents belong to 126 unique patent families. Out of 300 patents, 171 patents are active.
How Many Patents did OneSpan 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 | OneSpan Applications Filed | OneSpan Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 5 | 26 |
| 2019 | 4 | 21 |
| 2018 | 19 | 23 |
| 2017 | 16 | 20 |
| 2016 | 30 | 19 |
| 2015 | 36 | 25 |
| 2014 | 35 | 16 |
| 2013 | 18 | 9 |
How many OneSpan patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did OneSpan File in Different Countries?
Countries in which OneSpan Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Europe | 84 |
| United States of America | 62 |
| China | 47 |
| United Kingdom | 30 |
| Germany | 26 |
| Austria | 18 |
| Spain | 4 |
| India | 3 |
| Poland | 2 |
| Canada | 2 |
| Turkey | 2 |
| Australia | 2 |
| Denmark | 2 |
| Japan | 2 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Korea (South) | 1 |
| Russian Federation | 1 |
| Indonesia | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of OneSpan Patents Located?
10 Best OneSpan Patents
US6880079B2 is the most popular patent in the OneSpan portfolio. It has received 270 citations so far from companies like Nokia, Samsung and IBM.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of OneSpan:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6880079B2 | 270 |
| US8943548B2 | 228 |
| US8667285B2 | 154 |
| US6912660B1 | 54 |
| US8302167B2 | 48 |
| US6751632B1 | 48 |
| US7975139B2 | 44 |
| US6931420B1 | 43 |
| US7930554B2 | 40 |
| EP1802155A1 | 40 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to OneSpan patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to OneSpan invention. They couldn’t because OneSpan had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 41 OneSpan patents in 432 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the OneSpan patent portfolio are Bank Of America, Payfone Inc and Mastercard.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing OneSpan –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing OneSpan Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Bank Of America | 9 | 18 |
| Payfone Inc | 8 | 19 |
| Mastercard | 7 | 9 |
| Visa | 8 | 15 |
| IBM | 5 | 10 |
| Emc Ip Holding | 5 | 6 |
| Apple | 4 | 8 |
| Feitian Technologies | 4 | 6 |
| Barclays | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | 5 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on OneSpan Patents
Top OneSpan Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9124433B2 | 20 |
| US8943548B2 | 18 |
| US8302167B2 | 18 |
| US6880079B2 | 17 |
| US7930554B2 | 15 |
| US8667285B2 | 13 |
| US8281379B2 | 11 |
| US7975139B2 | 11 |
| US9710634B2 | 10 |
| US9021601B2 | 9 |
| US8966268B2 | 7 |
| US9910996B2 | 7 |
| US8967477B2 | 6 |
| US9510192B2 | 5 |
| US9495546B2 | 5 |
What are OneSpan key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by OneSpan?
The chart below distributes patents filed by OneSpan in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where OneSpan thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How has OneSpan search focus changed over the years?
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