Presentation Attack Detection Patents: Who Leads, White Space 2026
Presentation Attack Detection Patents: Filing Trends and Who Holds the Claims
Concentrated at the top. The five leading assignees hold 50.6% of all 336 records in scope, and the top ten hold 62.5% — a narrow group has shaped the claim landscape. Records rose from 8 in 2017 to a peak of 35 in 2020, then declined to 18 in 2021 and 7 by 2024 — a -61% move over that three-year span. 2025 and 2026 figures will continue to fill in as publication catches up with filing, roughly an 18-month lag, so treat the most recent two years as incomplete rather than as evidence of a further slowdown.
- 1HID GLOBAL CORP54
- 2MAGIC LEAP INC36
- 3JUMIO CORP35
- 4LUMIDIGM INC35
- 5YOTI HLDG LTD10
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Common questions about presentation attack detection patents
What counts as a presentation attack in these patents?
A presentation attack is any attempt to fool a biometric sensor into accepting a fake or replayed sample as a genuine live one — printed photos, silicone or 3D-printed masks, replayed video on a screen, or synthetic depth artifacts. The 336 records in this dataset cover countermeasures against these vectors, including texture analysis, infrared illumination, depth sensing and active challenge-response protocols. The scope spans face, iris and other biometric modalities rather than a single sensor type.
Who are the leading patent holders in liveness and spoof detection?
Filing is concentrated: the top five assignees hold 50.6% of all 336 records in scope, and the top ten hold 62.5%. The leading assignee alone accounts for 54 records, well ahead of the fifth-place holder’s 10. This concentration means a small number of portfolios cover a majority of the documented claim space, so competitive and freedom-to-operate reviews should start there.
Is patent filing in this field growing or slowing?
Filing peaked in 2020 at 35 records, then declined to 18 in 2021 and 7 by 2024, a -61% drop over that span. That decline is based on complete data through 2024; the 2025 and 2026 figures shown in any trend chart are understated because publication typically lags filing by around 18 months, so it is too early to read the most recent two years as a continued slowdown.
Disclaimer. This analysis is based on Patsnap Eureka data drawn from a limited snapshot of global patent records and is provided for general information and reference only. Patent data carries inherent limitations — recent filings are under-counted because of publication lag, counts may be on a record or family basis, classification and applicant-name data may contain errors or duplicates, and the underlying search query defines the scope shown — so the analysis may be incomplete or inaccurate and may not reflect the full technology landscape.
Nothing here is an exhaustive prior-art, novelty, freedom-to-operate or validity search, nor does it constitute legal, financial or professional advice, and it should not be relied upon as such. Verify independently and review with qualified patent and legal professionals before acting on it.
Method: Filing trend and technology composition. Derived from a Patsnap search on Presentation Attack Detection covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-07-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish. Every share divides by all records in scope. Data: Patsnap Eureka. See the full landscape report.