On October 16, 2017, Unified, represented by Erise IP, filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 8,577,813 owned and asserted by Universal Secure Registry LLC, an NPE. The '813 patent, directed to a device onto which a user may store information regarding multiple financial accounts, has been asserted in district court litigation against such companies as Apple and Visa.
To read the petition and view the entire case proceeding, see our PTAB Portal.