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PAYPAL, INC.

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2,635Patents
2,625Active
2,635Granted
66Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jan 29, 1999 → Jun 4, 2024 · 29 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7089208B1 System and method for electronically exchanging value among distributed users Physics 599 Expired
US9503845B2 Image customization to enhance transaction experience Physics 417 Active
US8050997B1 Instant availability of electronically transferred funds Physics 264 Active
US7533064B1 E-mail invoked electronic commerce Physics 153 Expired
US9936127B2 Systems and methods for providing attention directing functions in an image capturing device Electricity 151 Active
US7430537B2 System and method for verifying a financial instrument Physics 148 Expired
US7191151B1 Instant availability of electronically transferred funds Physics 148 Expired
US9558478B2 Multi-platform in-application payment system Physics 92 Active
US9170917B2 Flow tracing though diverse logical and physical application and infrastructure layers/dependencies Physics 81 Active
US7249094B2 System and method for depicting on-line transactions Physics 74 Expired
US7742985B1 Multicurrency exchanges between participants of a network-based transaction facility Physics 72 Active
US8024260B1 Method for transmitting a code Physics 72 Active
US8296204B2 System and method for reducing RIKS associated with accepting a financial instrument Physics 71 Active
US8301510B2 Electronic commerce for system registered consumers Physics 67 Active
US9218624B2 Adding card to mobile/cloud wallet using NFC Electricity 67 Active
US8296187B2 System and method for storage and retrieval of information subject to authorization by a data controller Physics 66 Active
US9569766B2 Auto-detection of merchant payment preferences Physics 64 Active
US8301556B2 Method for transmitting a code Physics 64 Active
US9858405B2 Systems and methods for authenticating a user based on a computing device Physics 63 Active
USD803258S1 Display screen or a portion thereof with animated graphical user interface General 62 Active
US11144903B2 Optimized multiple digital wallet presentation Physics 59 Active
USD807910S1 Display screen or a portion thereof with animated graphical user interface General 52 Active
US10387205B2 Optimizing runtime environments Electricity 50 Active
USD822690S1 Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface General 49 Active
US9449208B2 Compartmentalized smart refrigerator with automated item management Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 48 Active

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