Portfolio comparison
Microsoft Corp vs PayPal Inc
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
Microsoft Corp
Patents indexed
8
Year range
1996 – 2010
Most recent
2010
softwareconsumer_electronicsecommerceai_mltelecommunications
Top Patents8 enriched
US 5920316· 1999
How the Windows Taskbar Manages Open Programs
US 6901559· 2005
How Handheld Devices Organize Recently Used Files and Contacts
US 7530029· 2009
How Software Interfaces Shrink to Save Screen Space
Activity by Decade
1990s2
2000s4
2010s2
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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