Perk Labs Receives Mobile Payment Patent

Perk Labs, the parent company of Perk Hero, the mobile commerce platform with perks on mobile payments, ecommerce, and digital gift cards, has received a U.S. patent (No. 11,170,35) for its system that enables payment of invoices and bills using a mobile device.

Patent applications for the same technology are still pending in Canada, Australia, and Europe. Perk Labs has patents pending around the world for several other technologies that enable the payment of invoices and bills using a mobile device and wireless electronic transactions; that allow orders and payments initiated from traditional websites on any platform to be secured via mobile devices using anti-fraud technology; and for transferring cryptographic tokens.

"We are pleased to enhance our intellectual property protection with this new patent issuance," said Jonathan Hoyles, CEO of Perk Labs, in a statement. "This new asset strengthens our licensing programs as we can now license patent-protected technology to potential licensees and franchisees. Ultimately, the grant of this patent symbolizes the underlying capabilities of Perk as an innovative technology disruptor."