Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

eBay Inc.

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3,195Patents
3,088Active
3,195Granted
66Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 6, 1998 → Jun 14, 2024 · 493 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8326315B2 Location-based services Electricity 505 Active
US6058417A Information presentation and management in an online trading environment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 478 Expired
US8224702B2 Systems and methods for facilitating financial transactions over a network Physics 365 Active
US8280777B2 Systems and methods for facilitating financial transactions over a network Physics 321 Active
US7890393B2 Method and system for completing a transaction between a customer and a merchant Physics 318 Expired
US8233841B2 Near field communication initialization Electricity 318 Active
US7853577B2 Shopping context engine Physics 281 Active
US8028041B2 Dynamic content for online transactions Physics 273 Active
US8498908B2 Systems and methods for facilitating financial transactions over a network Physics 262 Active
US8196813B2 System and method to allow access to a value holding account Physics 254 Active
US9063979B2 Analyzing event streams of user sessions Physics 243 Active
US7581112B2 Identifying fraudulent activities and the perpetrators thereof Electricity 234 Active
US7139916B2 Method and system for monitoring user interaction with a computer Physics 229 Expired
US8539569B2 Systems and methods for facilitating user authentication over a network Electricity 221 Active
US7610216B1 Method and system for detecting fraud Physics 219 Expired
US6466917B1 Method and apparatus for verifying the identity of a participant within an on-line auction environment Physics 195 Expired
US6523037B1 Method and system for communicating selected search results between first and second entities over a network Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 178 Expired
US6604107B1 Generic attribute database system for storing items of different categories having shared attributes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 165 Expired
US6415320B1 Information presentation and management in an online trading environment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 163 Expired
US6732161B1 Information presentation and management in an online trading environment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 162 Expired
US7769998B2 Method and apparatus to authenticate and authorize user access to a system Electricity 162 Active
US6944599B1 Monitoring and automatic notification of irregular activity in a network-based transaction facility Physics 154 Expired
US7660740B2 Method and system for listing items globally and regionally, and customized listing according to currency or shipping area Physics 149 Expired
US6748422B2 System and method to control sending of unsolicited communications relating to a plurality of listings in a network-based commerce facility Electricity 147 Expired
US8630938B2 Method and apparatus to detect fraudulent activities within a network-based auction facility Physics 142 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.