Sector report

Financial Services sector trademark report

8 companiesMembership as of June 2026

The 8 companies in the Financial Services sector hold 14,529 unique trademarks between them, led by Mastercard with 3,618. Class 36 (insurance and financial) is the most covered class, and USPTO holds the most marks.

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Data as of October 28, 2026. Each mark counts once.
Unique trademarks
14,529
Still active
34%
Most used classInsurance and Financial
Class 36
Largest office8,438 marks
USPTO
Members

Who holds the most: Mastercard leads

Ranked by unique trademarks. Each company includes its subsidiaries and every owner name filed under its ticker.

Financial Services sector companies ranked by unique trademarks
#CompanyMarksTop class
01
MastercardMA
3,618Class 36
02
Bank of AmericaBAC
2,842Class 36
03
JPMorgan ChaseJPM
2,021Class 36
04
VisaV
1,949Class 36
05
Wells FargoWFC
1,907Class 36
06
American ExpressAXP
993Class 36
07
Goldman SachsGS
971Class 36
08
Morgan StanleyMS
228Class 36
Coverage

Where the Financial Services sector protects its brands

Each mark counts once here: an international registration is grouped with its country designations, not counted once per country. A mark can cover several classes.

By office

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By class

  • Class 36Insurance and Financial11,02176%
  • Class 35Advertising and Business2,65718%
  • Class 9Computers and Scientific Devices2,52717%
  • Class 42Computer and Scientific Services1,79312%
  • Class 16Paper Goods and Printed Matter1,49610%
  • Class 41Education and Entertainment1,1548%
  • Class 38Telecommunications1,1048%
  • Class 39Transportation and Storage5794%

+37 more

Activity

Filings per year

New trademarks Financial Services sector companies filed each year, counting each mark once.

Peak year · 700 filed
2007
2022 to 2026 · filed
854
First filing
1900

Filings by year: 1900: 9, 1906: 1, 1930: 1, 1934: 1, 1940: 2, 1941: 2, 1947: 2, 1948: 1, 1949: 2, 1954: 1, 1958: 1, 1959: 2, 1960: 3, 1961: 7, 1962: 3, 1964: 4, 1965: 5, 1966: 12, 1967: 19, 1968: 35, 1969: 25, 1970: 21, 1971: 22, 1972: 17, 1973: 18, 1974: 17, 1975: 20, 1976: 25, 1977: 25, 1978: 85, 1979: 57, 1980: 50, 1981: 59, 1982: 103, 1983: 143, 1984: 80, 1985: 93, 1986: 176, 1987: 144, 1988: 122, 1989: 120, 1990: 176, 1991: 194, 1992: 134, 1993: 232, 1994: 220, 1995: 242, 1996: 321, 1997: 323, 1998: 553, 1999: 560, 2000: 679, 2001: 697, 2002: 548, 2003: 535, 2004: 508, 2005: 465, 2006: 610, 2007: 700, 2008: 499, 2009: 389, 2010: 354, 2011: 341, 2012: 260, 2013: 330, 2014: 241, 2015: 366, 2016: 280, 2017: 377, 2018: 257, 2019: 332, 2020: 224, 2021: 183, 2022: 256, 2023: 130, 2024: 187, 2025: 172, 2026: 109.

Methodology

How this report is built

What is in the group, what is counted, and how to reference it.

Membership
Membership as of June 2026. 8 companies.
What counts
Unique trademarks: each mark counts once, and an international registration is grouped with its country designations. A company's count includes its subsidiaries and every owner name under its ticker.
Source
Signa's per-company analytics, summed across members, computed October 28, 2026.
Cite this data

Signa, "Financial Services sector trademark portfolio analysis", signa.so/collections/sector/financial-services, data as of October 28, 2026.

FAQ

About the Financial Services sector's trademarks

How many trademarks do Financial Services sector companies own?

The 8 companies in the Financial Services sector hold 14,529 unique trademarks, counting each mark once and including subsidiaries.

Which Financial Services sector company has the most trademarks?

Mastercard has the largest portfolio in the Financial Services sector, with 3,618 unique marks.

Which Nice class do Financial Services sector companies file in most?

Class 36, Insurance and Financial, appears on 11,021 of their marks.

API

Get this data via the API

This report sums one analytics call per company. Rebuild it for any group of tickers, starting with Mastercard.

  • GET/v1/entities/{id}/analytics

    One company's portfolio: marks, classes, offices, years

  • GET/v1/entities?ticker=MA&publicly_traded=true

    Every owner record listed under a ticker

Get API keyView docs
GET /v1/entities/{id}/analytics
ID=ent_019eb701-c6ae-72de-99f3-46ca7e92a805
curl https://api.signa.so/v1/entities/$ID/analytics \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"