Bank of America scored a record 341 US patents in the first half of 2022, a 50% year-on-year increase, with information security and AI seeing the most action. Having boasted last year of a record 227 patents, the bank has stepped up its efforts again and now has 5556 patents pending or granted, more than any other financial services company.
"BofA's patent portfolio is the work of 6500 bank inventors based in 43 US states and 14 countries around the world, and across all eight lines of business. More than a quarter - 26% - of the bank’s inventors are women."
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