Patent Cliff · E-Commerce
E-Commerce patent cliff
Early e-commerce patents covering checkout flows, recommendation algorithms, and digital payments from the dot-com era are expiring, freeing foundational online retail methods.
Expiring 2025–2029
3
Citations at stake
99
Peak cliff year
2025
Already expired
15
Patents Expiring by Year (2025–2029)
2025
1
2026
1
2027
0
2028
0
2029
1
Most-Cited E-Commerce Patents Expiring 2025–2029
Predicting User Interests Based on Who Looks at Whose Profile
73
cit.
How Mobile Phones Can Securely Authorize Payments Using Random ID Codes
17
cit.
How a Centralized Broker Handles Online Shopping Transactions
9
cit.
Year-by-Year Top Patents
Strategic context
Early e-commerce patents covering checkout flows, recommendation algorithms, and digital payments from the dot-com era are expiring, freeing foundational online retail methods. As these patents expire, competitors and open-source projects can freely implement the underlying inventions without license fees. For FTO analysis on specific products, use the FTO Risk Snapshot tool →
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