Askeladden Succeeds in Challenge to Finnavations Patent
Patent asserted in more than a dozen infringement actions against financial services companies disclaimed after Askeladden challenge to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
PTAB Grants Askeladden's Request for IPR of Verify Smart Patent
Askeladden asserted that the patent's claims related to identity verification in electronic transactions are invalid as obvious.
NextCard Disclaims and Dedicates to the Public Patent Challenged by Askeladden
NextCard also requests adverse judgment in pending inter partes review proceeding requested by Askeladden.
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PTAB Grants Askeladden’s Request for IPR of Verify Smart Patent
July 25, 2017
Askeladden asserted that the patent’s claims related to identity verification in electronic transactions are invalid as obvious
Patent asserted in more than a dozen infringement actions against financial services companies disclaimed after Askeladden challenge to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
July 24, 2017
In April, the PTAB granted Askeladden’s petition for inter partes review of the patent after finding that Askeladden established a reasonable likelihood that all claims were invalid. On July 18, 2017, the PTAB granted Finnavations’ request and entered adverse judgment against Finnavations with respect to all claims of the ’720 patent.
Patent Trial and Appeal Board Grants Askeladden’s Petition for Inter Partes Review of N5 Technologies Patent
April 25, 2017
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) granted Askeladden’s request for inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 7,197,297 assigned to N5 Technologies, LLC
April 12, 2017
In its IPR petition, Askeladden argued that the ’080 patent’s claims, which relate to providing customized offers (e.g., credit card offers) based on terms requested by an applicant, were obvious in light of prior art in existence at the time the application for the ’080 patent was filed.
Askeladden’s Petition for Inter Partes Review of Finnavations Patent Granted and IPR Instituted by Patent Trial and Appeal Board
April 6, 2017
On April 4, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) granted Askeladden’s petition and instituted inter partes review of a patent owned by Finnavations LLC directed to a personal financial management system for tracking transactions.
Askeladden One Step Closer to Invalidating Two Purple Leaf Patents
February 28, 2017
The PTAB issued decisions on February 27, 2017, which found that Askeladden’s petitions established a reasonable likelihood that all of the claims in both patents are invalid. A final decision on invalidity is expected within one year.
