Western Union Co patents

Western Union Co holds 209 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Company patent statistics
MetricValue
Total patents209
Recent patents28
First publicationJan 15, 2015
Latest publicationFeb 26, 2026

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity over the last five years is declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201519
201611
201717
201823
201932
202028
202124
202220
202314
202410
202510
20261
Browse patents by year
YearPatents
201519
201611
201717
201823
201932
202028
202124
202220
202314
202410
202510
20261

Recent patents

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Notable patents

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

Top CPC classifications

Most common classification codes in this portfolio.

Top CPC codes by patent count
CPCPatents
G06Q20/1085
G06Q40/0054
G06Q20/4037
G06Q20/322330
G06Q20/3229

Technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Company technology slices
TechnologyPatents
Physics191
Electricity76
Operations & Transport2

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

How many patents does Western Union Co have in patentsdb?
Western Union Co is linked to 209 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Western Union Co patent most?
Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Physics (191); Electricity (76); Operations & Transport (2).
Is Western Union Co's patent activity growing?
In our data, assignee counts were 10 in 2024 and 10 in 2025 (similar year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Western Union Co?
See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.