PNC Financial Services has a total of 153 patents globally, out of which 129 have been granted. Of these 153 patents, more than 73% patents are active. The United States of America is where PNC Financial Services has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Canada and Europe. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of PNC Financial Services.
PNC Financial Services was founded in the year 1845. PNC Financial Services is a company that offers a variety of financial services. Regional banking, wholesale banking, and asset management services are offered by the company both nationally and in its key regional markets. As of December 2022, PNC Financial Services has a market cap of $62.07 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of PNC Financial Services which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find PNC Financial Services patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over PNC Financial Services patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of PNC Financial Services have?
The CEO William S. Demchak have 0 patents.
How many patents does PNC Financial Services have?
PNC Financial Services has a total of 153 patents globally. These patents belong to 88 unique patent families. Out of 153 patents, 113 patents are active.
How Many Patents did PNC Financial Services 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 | PNC Financial Services Applications Filed | PNC Financial Services Patents Granted |
| 2022 | – | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 8 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 1 | 6 |
| 2016 | – | 3 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 |
| 2014 | 2 | 8 |
| 2013 | 9 | 28 |
| 2012 | 5 | 12 |
| 2011 | 14 | 11 |
How many PNC Financial Services patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did PNC Financial Services File in Different Countries?
Countries in which PNC Financial Services Filed Patents
| Country | Patent |
| United States Of America | 130 |
| Canada | 6 |
| Europe | 2 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Africa | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of PNC Financial Services Patents Located?
The Research Center of PNC Financial Services Patents is the United States of America.
10 Best PNC Financial Services Patents
US7801758B2 is the most popular patent in the PNC Financial Services portfolio. It has received 267 citations so far from companies like Goldman Sachs, OneTrust and Apple.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of PNC Financial Services:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7801758B2 | 267 |
| US6380138B1 | 192 |
| US6865593B1 | 179 |
| US20030212617A1 | 125 |
| US20070271160A1 | 83 |
| US7729987B1 | 59 |
| US20110238550A1 | 58 |
| US7881992B1 | 58 |
| US20020058581A1 | 52 |
| USD642057S1 | 47 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to PNC Financial Services patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to PNC Financial Services invention. They couldn’t because PNC Financial Services had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 50 PNC Financial Services patents in 293 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the PNC Financial Services patent portfolio are Paypal, IBM and Ricoh.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing PNC Financial Services –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing PNC Financial Services Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Paypal | 5 | 5 |
| IBM | 5 | 6 |
| Ricoh | 4 | 11 |
| Schlumberger | 4 | 13 |
| Mastercard | 4 | 9 |
| Chase Bank | 3 | 8 |
| Individual | 2 | 7 |
| Capital One | 2 | 5 |
| Wells Fargo | 2 | 4 |
| One Concern | 2 | 2 |
| Alibaba | 2 | 3 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on PNC Financial Services Patents
Top PNC Financial Services Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US10387853B1 | 1 |
| US10402910B1 | 1 |
| US10540712B2 | 5 |
| US10891037B1 | 1 |
| US20020058581A1 | 9 |
| US20030212617A1 | 6 |
| US20070271160A1 | 7 |
| US20090210813A1 | 6 |
| US20110238550A1 | 3 |
| US6380138B1 | 3 |
| US6638386B2 | 1 |
| US6865593B1 | 3 |
| US7144463B2 | 3 |
| US7406498B2 | 3 |
| US7624052B1 | 3 |
What Percentage of PNC Financial Services US Patent Applications were Granted?
PNC Financial Services (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 91 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 72 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 87.8%.
Below are the key stats of PNC Financial Services patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for PNC Financial Services?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| PNC | 62 | 100.00% |
| K&L Gates | 18 | 20.00% |
| Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner | 6 | 100.00% |
| Alg IP | 1 | 0.00% |
| Cooley | 1 | 100.00% |
| Dilworth Paxson | 1 | 0.00% |
| Hunton Andrews Kurth | 1 | 100.00% |
| Perkins Coie | 1 | 10000.00% |