Visa, Inc. vs. Cortex MCP, Inc.

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2024-00487 filed by Visa, Inc. on 2024-01-25. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2024-00487

Filing Date

2024-01-25

Accorded Filing Date

2024-01-25

Institution Decision Date

2024-08-02

Last Modified Date

2025-12-01

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2024-08-02

Trial Status

Terminated

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Visa, Inc.

Represented By

Argenti, Matthewet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Cortex MCP, Inc.

Represented By

Armond, Michelleet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 2400 - Computer Networks, Multiplex & Cybersecurity

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 13794878

Respondent Patent Number 9251531

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Shaunt M. Sarkissian

Respondent Tech Center TC 2400 - Computer Networks, Multiplex & Cybersecurity

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

25 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name K&L GATES LLP-Pittsburgh

Customer Number 26285

Address 210 SIXTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15222-2613, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
30048	George Dickos	412-355-6785
36360	Mark Leslie	412-355-6271
41919	William Kuss	412-355-6323
42747	Mark Knedeisen	412-355-6342
46320	Patrick Mcelhinny	412-355-6334
46599	Roberto Capriotti	412-355-6423
47893	Andrew Reibman	212-536-4074
54089	James Fajkowski	617-261-3100
58587	Andrew Hollander	973-848-4128
59104	Ragae Ghabrial	908-249-3365
61532	Sean Conrad	412-355-6218
62327	Nolan Hubbard	312-781-6017
64983	Paul Levin	412-355-6500
65578	Dennis Majewski	312-807-4329
67462	Lauren Murray	412-355-7471
73798	Robert Sovesky	412-355-6500
76212	William Fortunato	336-698-4285
77096	Eric Yurinko	412-355-6705
77190	Brian Bozzo	412-471-8815
77494	Garrett Tobin	412-355-8254
80927	Samantha Thompson	412-355-6258
81032	James Capone	412-577-7400
81285	Kara Shearer	724-757-6433
82391	Patrick Mcknight	412-355-3771
82749	Colin Phelan	412-355-6500

Proceeding Documents

Institution Decision: Granting Institution of Inter Partes Review 35 U.S.C. sec. 314 DECISION

2024-08-02 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Order: SCHEDULING ORDER ORDER

2024-08-02 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Termination Decision: Post-DI dismissal TERMINATE

2024-08-02 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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2005

US Patent Pub. No. 2009/0307756 (Kang) Exhibit

2024-05-06 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2002

US Patent Pub. No. 2007/0208665 (Ohara) Exhibit

2024-05-06 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Visa, Inc. vs. Cortex MCP, Inc.

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Visa, Inc.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Cortex MCP, Inc.

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Institution Decision: Granting Institution of Inter Partes Review 35 U.S.C. sec. 314 DECISION

Order: SCHEDULING ORDER ORDER

Termination Decision: Post-DI dismissal TERMINATE

US Patent Pub. No. 2009/0307756 (Kang) Exhibit

US Patent Pub. No. 2007/0208665 (Ohara) Exhibit

US Patent Pub. No. 2012/0240204 (Bhatnagar) Exhibit

Cortex’s Prelim Claim Constructions, Cortex MCP v. Visa, Case No. 5:23-cv-05720 (ND Cal. Apr. 19, 2024) Exhibit

Visa’s Invalidity Contentions, Cortex MCP v. Visa, Case No. 23-cv-05720 (ND Cal. Mar. 15, 2024) Exhibit

US Patent No. 9,996,835 Exhibit

US Patent No. 8,540,149 (Chu) Exhibit

Visa’s Preliminary Claim Constructions, Cortex MCP v. Visa, Case No. 5:23-cv-05720 (ND Cal. Apr. 19, 2024) Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR

Patent Owner's Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Patent Owner's Power of Attorney NOTICE

Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

Ben Jackson. “Token Gestures.” Digital Transactions (2009) (Part 1) Exhibit

CyberSource. “CyberSource Electronic Check Services Implementation Guide” ( Exhibit

Richard J. Sullivan. “The Changing Nature of U.S. Card Payment Fraud: Issue Exhibit

U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2012/0209749 to Ayman Hammad et al. (“Hammad”) Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 9,251,531 to Shaunt M. Sarkissian Exhibit

U.S. Patent Application No. 13/794,878 File History - Part 1 Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 11,329,973 to Shaunt M. Sarkissian Exhibit

U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2010/0070754 to Nathan P. Leach (“Leach”) Exhibit

Visa. “Visa Best Practices for Tokenization Version 1.0.” (2010) (“Visa Bes Exhibit

United States District Courts — National Judicial Caseload Profile, https:/ Exhibit

U.S. Patent Pub. No. US 2011/0251892 to Kevin Laracey (“Laracey”) Exhibit

U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2011/0320316 to Joseph R. Randazza et al. (“Randazza”) Exhibit

U.S. Patent Application No. 14/982,981 File History -Part 1 Exhibit

U.S. Patent Application No. 14/982,981 File History -Part 3 Exhibit

U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2012/0016731 to Randy Smith et al. (“Smith”) Exhibit

U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2012/0150669 to Garrett S. Langley et al. (“Langley”) Exhibit

U.S. Patent Application No. 13/794,878 File History - Part 2 Exhibit

U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2011/0258122 to Daniel Jeffrey Shader et al. (“Shader” Exhibit

Ben Jackson. “Token Gestures.” Digital Transactions (2009) (Part 2) Exhibit

U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2012/0316992 to Timothy W. Oborne (“Oborne”) Exhibit

Cross River, “Tokenization in Card Networks” (May 2023) (“Cross River”) Exhibit

U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2009/0271321 to Grant Stafford (“Stafford”) Exhibit

First Data. “Data Encryption and Tokenization: An Innovative One-Two Punch Exhibit

Thakar et al. PCI Compliance for Dummies (2009) (“Thakar”) Exhibit

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2008/0270166 to Duane Morin et al. (“Morin”) Exhibit

U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2009/0113543 to Neil P. Adams et al. (“Adams”) Exhibit

Tom Arnold. “Credit Card Information Surrogate: A Method and System for usi Exhibit

Petition : as filed PETITION

U.S. Patent No. 7,014,107 to Singer et al. (“Singer”) Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 9,954,854 to Shaunt M. Sarkissian Exhibit

U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/598,219 (“Neafsey Provisional”) Exhibit

Tim Horton et al. “A Primer on Payment Security Technologies: Encryption an Exhibit

Patent Scheduling Order (Dkt. No. 73) Cortex MCP, Inc. v. Visa, Inc., No. 5 Exhibit

First Amended Complaint (Dkt. No. 25) Cortex MCP, Inc. v. Visa, Inc., No. 5 Exhibit

Brown et al. “Microsoft Code Name ‘Geneva’ Framework Whitepaper for Develop Exhibit

U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2013/0212248 to Jeffrey Scott Neafsey et al. (“Neafsey Exhibit

U.S. Patent Application No. 16/893,023 File History Exhibit

Petitioner Visa Inc.'s Power of Attorney NOTICE

U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2012/0310838 to Theodore Harris et al. (“Harris”) Exhibit

Declaration of Michael I. Shamos, Ph.D., J.D. Exhibit

Curriculum vitae of Michael I. Shamos Exhibit

U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2013/0054454 to Thomas Purves et al. (“Purves”) Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 8,458,487 to Gary Palgon et al. (“Palgon”) Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 10,749,859 to Shaunt M. Sarkissian Exhibit

Heather Mark. “Shift4: Secure Payment Processing” (2006) (“Shift4") Exhibit

U.S. Patent Application No. 14/982,981 File History -Part 2 Exhibit

PCI Security Standards Council. “PCI DSS Tokenization Guidelines.” (2011) ( Exhibit

U.S. Patent Application No. 16/422,715 File History Exhibit

Petitioner's Explanation of Multiple Petitions OTHER

U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2009/0249082 to Ulf Mattson (“Mattson”) Exhibit