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Visa International Service Association

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 2,222 granted patents across 61 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06Q (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,).

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2,222
Total patents granted
61
CPC technology areas
17.4
Avg claims per patent
+184%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Visa holds 2,222 US patents across 61 technology areas, rank #178 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#178
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (71.1/100)
17.4
avg claims per patent
+184%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Visa International Service Association has been granted 2,222 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Visa International Service Association at rank #178 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 61 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06Q (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,). As a US Corporation, Visa International Service Association is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Visa sits between Depuy Synthes Products, Inc. (2,257 patents, rank #174) and Rolls-royce Plc (2,152 patents, rank #182) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 71.1/100 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 1,644 grants, compared with 578 in the 2015–2019 window, a +184% 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. Visa International Service Association's 17.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 61 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Visa International Service Association against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Visa's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Visa holds 2,222 patents at rank #178, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Visa

By rank, the assignees closest to #178 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially…)

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

Visa's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

71 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Below this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Visa International Service Association patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 43 1.9%
2016 56 2.5%
2017 111 5.0%
2018 148 6.7%
2019 220 9.9%
2020 206 9.3%
2021 287 12.9%
2022 299 13.5%
2023 347 15.6%
2024 328 14.8%
2025 177 8.0%

Which technologies does Visa International Service Association patent most?

Top 15 of 61 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#178

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

71.1 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 Visa International Service Association hold?
Visa International Service Association holds 2,222 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 61 technology areas.
What is Visa International Service Association's Innovation Score?
Visa International Service Association has an Innovation Score of 71.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Visa International Service Association focus on?
Visa International Service Association's top technology area is 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) with 1,550 patents. The company has filed patents in 61 CPC subclasses total.
Is Visa International Service Association's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Visa International Service Association's recent filing velocity is +184% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for Visa International Service Association's patents?
Visa International Service Association's patents average 17.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the Visa International Service Association 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

Visa's 2,222 grants land it in the top 0.1% 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 - Visa ranks #178 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06Q - see who else leads that technology area. G06Q 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

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.