SECURE AXCESS, LLC, v. PNC BANK NAT. ASSOCIATION

No. 2016-1353.

848 F.3d 1370 (2017)

SECURE AXCESS, LLC, Appellant v. PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, U.S. Bank National Association, U.S. Bancorp, Bank of the West, Santander Bank, N.A., Ally Financial, Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Trustmark National Bank, Nationwide Bank, Cadence Bank, N.A., Commerce Bank, Appellees

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: February 21, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ANDREW J. WRIGHT , Bruster PLLC, Southlake, TX, argued for appellant. Also represented by ANTHONY KYLE BRUSTER ; ERIC M. ALBRITTON , Albritton Law Firm, Longview, TX; ANDRE J. BAHOU , Secure Axcess, LLC, Plano, TX; GREGORY J. GONSALVES , Falls Church, VA.

GREGORY H. LANTIER , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, DC, argued for all appellees. Appellee PNC Bank National Association also represented by BRITTANY BLUEITT AMADI; WEI WANG, Palo Alto, CA.

TERENCE P. ROSS , Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Washington, DC, for appellees U.S. Bank National Association, U.S. Bancorp.

ANTHONY H. SON , Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Washington, DC, for appellees Bank of the West, Ally Financial, Inc., Cadence Bank, N.A. Appellee Cadence Bank, N.A. also represented by TONYA GRAY, Andrews Kurth LLP, Dallas, TX; SEAN WOODEN, Washington, DC.

SCOTT WESLEY PARKER , Parker Ibrahim & Berg LLC, Somerset, NJ, for appellee Santander Bank, N.A. Also represented by DIANE RAGOSA.

JASON STEWART JACKSON , Kutak Rock LLP, Omaha, NE, for appellee Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

ERIC C. COHEN , Brinks Gilson & Lione, Chicago, IL, for appellee Trustmark National Bank.

GARRET A. LEACH , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL, for appellee Nationwide Bank.

MARC WADE VANDER TUIG , Senniger Powers LLP, St. Louis, MO, for appellee Commerce Bank.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge Lourie.


This is a patent case — the issue turns on what is a covered business method patent. Appellant Secure Axcess, LLC ("Secure Axcess") challenges a Final Written Decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("Board" or "PTAB"). As part of that decision, the Board reaffirmed...

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