Patent Trial and Appeal Board hearing
APPLE INC., VISA INC., and VISA U.S.A. INC., Petitioner, v. UNIVERSAL SECURE REGISTRY, LLC, Patent Owner.
IPR2018-00812 (Patent 8,856,539 B2) CBM2018-00024 (Patent 8,577,813 B2)
CBM2018-00025 (Patent 8,577,813 B2)
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Before PATRICK R. SCANLON, GEORGIANNA W. BRADEN, and JASON W. MELVIN, Administrative Patent Judges. MELVIN, Administrative Patent Judge. Oral argument will commence at noon CT (1 p.m. ET) on August 27. The hearing will be conducted at the USPTO Texas Regional Office, 207 South Houston St., Suite 159, Dallas, Texas. Each side will receive ninety (90) minutes of presentation time (including any rebuttal).*
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