Visa, Inc. vs. Cortex MCP, Inc.

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2024-00488 filed by Visa, Inc. on 2024-01-26. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2024-00488

Filing Date

2024-01-26

Accorded Filing Date

2024-01-26

Institution Decision Date

2024-08-01

Last Modified Date

2025-09-23

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2025-07-22

Trial Status

Final Written Decision - Appealed

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 14982981

Respondent Patent Number 9954854

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

123

Petitioner's Notice of Appeal NOTICE

2025-09-23 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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JUDGMENT Final Written Decision Determining No Challenged Claims Unpatentable 35 U.S.C. § 318(a) FINAL

2025-07-22 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Other: Hearing transcript OTHER

2025-06-02 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

2025-05-01 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

2025-05-01 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

Petitioner's Notice of Appeal NOTICE

JUDGMENT Final Written Decision Determining No Challenged Claims Unpatentable 35 U.S.C. § 318(a) FINAL

Other: Hearing transcript OTHER

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

Petitioner's Demonstratives Exhibit

Patent Owner's Demonstratives Exhibit

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Panel Change Order ORDER

Shamos Deposition Transcript (Mar. 12, 2025) Exhibit

Patent Owner's Sur-Reply OTHER

Order: Setting Oral Argument - 37 CFR 42.70 ORDER

Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument NOTICE

Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument NOTICE

Order: Other ORDER

Patent Owner's Objections to Evidence NOTICE

Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Michael Ian Shamos, Ph.D., J.D. NOTICE

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Ex 3001 e-mail re withdrawal of backup counsel Exhibit

Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Response REPLYTOOPP

Ishida - US20100017860A1 Exhibit

Redactis Exhibit

Gao - Understanding 2D-Barcode Tech and Apps Exhibit

Hariramani Hi-Res Figures (Shamos) Exhibit

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Rao - US20140006277A1 Exhibit

Malek Transcript Exhibit

Spector - US9275387 Exhibit

US20130024371A1 (Hariramani Shamos) Exhibit

Chan Exhibit

Chu - US8540149 Exhibit

Shamos Reply Declaration Exhibit

Notice of Deposition of Sam Malek NOTICE

Notice of Joint Stipulation to Modify the Scheduling Order NOTICE

Petitioner's Second Objections to Evidence NOTICE

Hirsch & Kaye, U.S. Accuses Visa of Monopoly in Debit Cards (2024) Exhibit

Boyce, iOS 8 Tip (2020) Exhibit

Jt Claim Const. Statement, Cortex v. Visa, No. 23-cv-05720 (N.D. Cal. May 7, 2024) Exhibit

Patent Owner's Response RESPONSE

Dash, Visa Seeks New Ways to Keep Data Secret (2005) Exhibit

Shamos Deposition Transcript (Sept. 25, 2024) Exhibit

US Dept. of Justice Press Release (2020) Exhibit

US Dept. of Justice Press Release (2024) Exhibit

Visa Resp. Claim Const. Br., Cortex v. Visa, No. 23-cv-05720 (N.D. Cal. July 12, 2024) Exhibit

Cortex Op. Claim Const. Br., Cortex v. Visa, No. 23-cv-05720 (N.D. Cal. June 21, 2024) Exhibit

Malek CV Exhibit

Shamos Declaration, submitted as Exhibit 1005 in Visa v. Cortex MCP, IPR2024-00486 Exhibit

Docket, Cortex v. Visa, No. 23-cv-05720 (N.D. Cal.) Exhibit

Malek Declaration Exhibit

Dash & Stone, Credit Card Processor Says Some Data Was Stolen (2009) Exhibit

Cortex Reply Claim Const. Br., Cortex v. Visa, No. 23-cv-05720 (N.D. Cal. July 19, 2024) Exhibit

IPR Petition, Visa v. Cortex MCP, IPR2024-00486 (Jan. 25, 2024) Exhibit

Surane & Nylen, Visa Faces DOJ Scrutiny for How It Prices Token Technology (2023) Exhibit

Hellman, Overview of Public Key Cryptography (1978) Exhibit

Patent Owner's Objections to Evidence NOTICE

Petitioner's Objections to Evidence OTHER

Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Michael Ian Shamos, Ph.D., J.D. NOTICE

Order: SCHEDULING ORDER ORDER

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

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

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

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

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

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

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR