Mastercard has been focused on protecting inventions in United States(US) with 108 publications in Q2 2024

The United States(US) Patent Office dominates the patent filings and grants with nearly 49% filings and 86% grants. The United States(US), European Patent Office(EPO), World Intellectual Property Organization(WIPO), and China(CN) patent Office are among the top ten patent offices where Mastercard is filings its patents. Among the top granted patent authorities, Mastercard has 86% of its grants in United States(US), 7% in China(CN) and 5% in European Patent Office(EPO).

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Patents related to digitalization and fintech lead Mastercard's portfolio

Mastercard has the highest number of patents in digitalization followed by, fintech and digital banking. For digitalization, nearly 12% of patents were filed and 11% of patents were granted in Q2 2024.

Payment services related patents lead Mastercard portfolio followed by payments, and communications

Mastercard has highest number of patents in payment services followed by payments, communications, security software, and identity & access management. For payment services, nearly 15% of patents were filed and 12% of patents were granted in Q2 2024.

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