Portfolio comparison
Apple Inc vs PayPal Inc
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
Apple Inc
Patents indexed
50
Year range
2008 – 2024
Most recent
2024
consumer_electronicssoftwaretelecommunicationssemiconductorsai_ml
Top Patents50 enriched
US 7657849· 2010
How the iPhone's Slide-to-Unlock Gesture Works
US 7479949· 2009
How Touchscreens Understand Your Finger Swipes and Scrolls
US 7469381· 2008
How Touchscreens Show and Snap Back When You Scroll Past an Edge
Activity by Decade
2000s7
2010s31
2020s12
Company B
PayPal Inc
Patents indexed
2
Year range
2017 – 2018
Most recent
2018
ecommercesoftwareconsumer_electronicsfintechtelecommunications
Top Patents2 enriched
US 9792375· 2017
How Websites Can Sell Items from Other Sites Without Redirecting Users
US 10152712· 2018
How to Aggregate Transaction Notifications Using Secure Tokens
Activity by Decade
2010s2
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