USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Bottomline Technologies, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 76 granted patents across 13 technology areas, active 2016–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

Compiled by PlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

13.7

Avg claims per patent

+560%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Bottomline holds 76 US patents across 13 technology areas, rank #4,607 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,607
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.0/100): 13.7
avg claims per patent: +560%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Bottomline Technologies, Inc. has been granted 76 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing Bottomline Technologies, Inc. at rank #4,607 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 13 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a US Corporation, Bottomline Technologies, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Bottomline sits between Autonomous Solutions, Inc. (76 patents, rank #4,603) and Conformis, Inc. (76 patents, rank #4,611) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 56.0/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 66 grants, compared with 10 in the 2015–2019 window, a +560% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Bottomline Technologies, Inc.'s 13.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 13 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Bottomline Technologies, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Bottomline holds 76 patents at rank #4,607, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Bottomline

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,607 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Bottomline's primary technology class.

Bottomline's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

56 Top 6% higher than 94% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Bottomline Technologies, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	2.6%
2017	2	2.6%
2018	3	3.9%
2019	3	3.9%
2020	3	3.9%
2021	10	13.2%
2022	20	26.3%
2023	21	27.6%
2024	11	14.5%
2025	1	1.3%

Which technologies does Bottomline Technologies, Inc. patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 46

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 23

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 20

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 11

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 4

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 2

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 2

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 2

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 2

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 1

G16B - BIOINFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR GENETIC OR PROTEIN-RELATED DATA PROCESSING IN COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 1

G07D - HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING 1

Top 13 of 13 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,607

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.0 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Bottomline Technologies, Inc. hold?

Bottomline Technologies, Inc. holds 76 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2025, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Bottomline Technologies, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Bottomline Technologies, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 56.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Bottomline Technologies, Inc. focus on?

Bottomline Technologies, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 46 patents. The company has filed patents in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is Bottomline Technologies, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Bottomline Technologies, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +560% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Bottomline Technologies, Inc.'s patents?

Bottomline Technologies, Inc.'s patents average 13.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Bottomline Technologies, Inc. patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

How to use this portfolio

Bottomline's 76 grants land it in the top 6% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Bottomline ranks #4,607 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled by PlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.