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Intellectual Property

Our patent protected system incorporates industry-standard protocols such as DKIM, SPF, and DMARC with additional patented authentication, validation and transaction technologies to safeguard against unauthorized access and protect sensitive information. 

Snowball Fundraising LLC dba Swoop values and enforces its intellectual property. This includes enforcing and/or licensing its patents as needed.

In accordance with the virtual marking provisions of various jurisdictions, including the virtual marking provisions of the Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA), the below table identifies all issued patents that make up the Swoop IP Patent Portfolio in the United States of America and elsewhere that cover its @Pay®, Doorbell™ and Snowball Fundraising branded products.

This webpage is intended to serve as notice under 5 U.S.C. § 271(a) and 35 U.S.C. § 287(a). Because this webpage is updated on a periodic basis, it may include patents from a prior update that have since expired. If you have any questions about this list, please contact Snowball Fundraising LLC at [email protected].

The Swoop IP Patent Portfolio*

PublicationCountryTitle:
8,775,263USEMAIL-BASED E-COMMERCE
9,152,980USEMAIL-BASED E-COMMERCE
1,0049,385USEMAIL-BASED E-COMMERCE
10,789,618USEMAIL-BASED TRANSACTIONS FOR E-COMMERCE
11,188,939USEMAIL-BASED TRANSACTIONS FOR E-COMMERCE
11,416,891USEMAIL-BASED TRANSACTIONS FOR E-COMMERCE
9,058,591USSYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMAIL-BASED DONATIONS
9,734,530USMETHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TICKETS TO CONSUMERS
10,169,805USSYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY PROVIDING USER DETERMINED OFFERS
10,373,232USSYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATING AND MONITORING A PLURALITY OF WEBSITES
11,769,138USMETHOD FOR PROCESSING MUL TIMODAL MOBILE DONATIONS VIA TEXT MESSAGE AND EMAIL COMMUNICATION
9,710,797USEMAIL-BASED E-COMMERCE
10,438,182USEMAIL-BASED E-COMMERCE
11,410,143USEMAIL-BASED E-COMMERCE
9,996,862USPOINT OF SALE EMAIL-BASED E-COMMERCE
10,296,951USPOINT OF SALE ELECTRONIC FUNDRAISING
9,704,184USEMAIL PAYMENT GATEWAY FOR DONATIONS
10,423,990USEMAIL PAYMENT GATEWAY FOR SENDING FUNDS
11,288,713USSending Funds Via An Email Payment Gateway
11,961,127USSENDING FUNDS VIA AN EMAIL PAYMENT GATEWAY
9,704,148USEMAIL PAYMENT GATEWAY FOR E-COMMERCE
10,019,701USEMAIL PAYMENT GATEWAY FOR E-COMMERCE
9,704,190USEMAIL CHECKOUT SYSTEM FOR COMPLETING WEBSITE CART CHECKOUT
11,010,818USSECURE EMAIL AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM FOR COMPLETING E-COMMERCE TRANSACTIONS
9,875,470USMETHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING QUICK RESPONSE CODES IN E-COMMERCE
10,657,513USMETHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING QUICK RESPONSE CODES IN E-COMMERCE
9,495,679USAUTOMATED APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) SYSTEM AND METHOD
10,592,897USAUTOMATED APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) SYSTEM AND METHOD
11,282,074USAUTOMATED APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) SYSTEM AND METHOD
11,797,981USAUTOMATED APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) SYSTEM AND METHOD
11,276,045USVENDOR TOKEN GENERATOR
10,339,506USMETHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A SECURE REGISTRATION
11,222,312USMETHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A SECURE REGISTRATION
10,229,400USSYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TWO-CLICK VALIDATION
11,017,366USSYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TWO-CLICK VALIDATION
11,775,948USSYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TWO-CLICK VALIDATION
10,311,406USSYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING INCREASED SECURITY USING SIMPLE MAIL TRANSFER PROTOCOL EMAILS VERIFIED BY SPF AND DKIM PROCESSES
11,004,038USSYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING INCREASED SECURITY USING SIMPLE MAIL TRANSFER PROTOCOL EMAILS VERIFIED BY SPF AND DKIM PROCESSES
ZL201,480,055,751.1ChinaSYSTEM AND METHOD UTILIZING A ONE-TO-MANY PAYMENT BUTTON FOR COMPLETING A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION
ZL201,910,150,446.5ChinaSYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING INCREASED SECURITY USING SIMPLE MAIL TRANSFER PROTOCOL EMAILS VERIFIED BY SPF AND DKIM PROCESSES
40,011,040Hong KongSYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING INCREASED SECURITY USING SIMPLE MAIL TRANSFER PROTOCOL EMAILS VERIFIED BY SPF AND DKIM PROCESSES
531,300IndiaSYSTEM AND METHOD UTILIZING A ONE-TO-MANY PAYMENT BUTTON FOR COMPLETING A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION
9,911,150USALTERNATIVE EMAIL-BASED WEBSITE CHECKOUTS
10,860,993USALTERNATIVE EMAIL-BASED WEBSITE CHECKOUTS
11,373,156USMETHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR ALTERNATIVE EMAIL-BASED WEBSITE CHECKOUTS
10,250,535USEMAIL BASED E-COMMERCE USING EMBEDDED FORMS
11,502,981USEMAIL BASED E-COMMERCE USING EMBEDDED FORMS
11,182,790USEMAIL BASED E-COMMERCE WITH QR CODE BARCODE, IMAGE RECOGNITION ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT METHOD AND BIOMETRIC
10,853,799USSYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DUAL EMAIL AND WEB BASED CHECKOUT IN AN UNSEGMENTED LIST
11,562,350USSYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DUAL EMAIL AND WEB BASED CHECKOUT IN AN UNSEGMENTED LIST
10,346,846USSMS AND SOCIAL MEDIA DUAL AUTHORIZATION, MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT, AND NON-PASSWORD SECURITY IN EMAIL BASED E-COMMERCE
11,727,410USA METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING SECURITY OF A COMPUTER NETWORK UTILIZING SIMPLE MAIL TRANSFER PROTOCOL (SMTP)
10,869,170USEMAIL BASED E-COMMERCE WITH SMS AND SOCIAL MEDIA
11,699,148USEMAIL ADDRESS TOKEN INTEGRATION
11,551,198USEMAIL-BASED E-COMMERCE WITH NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION
11,797,977USEMAIL-BASED E-COMMERCE WITH NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION
11,416,829USMYRIAD OF PAYMENT METHODS WITH ALTERNATE PAYMENT CONTROLS
11,553,252USSYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE TELEVISION WITH MESSAGING BASED PAYMENTS
11,983,696USWEB-BASED CHECKOUT AND ALTERNATE LOGIN BASED ON SECURE IDENTIFIERS AND ALTERNATE LINK FORMATS
11,979,390USEMAIL-BASED AUTHENTICATION FOR ACCOUNT LOGIN, ACCOUNT CREATION AND SECURITY FOR PASSWORDLESS TRANSACTIONS
11,968,195USEMAIL-BASED AUTHENTICATION FOR SIGN IN AND SECURITY

*Note: There are also many US and Foreign pending applications and pending continuations in the Swoop IP Portfolio. We will be updating this list of issued patents as the Swoop IP Portfolio expands.