Complaint for Declaratory Judgement
Civil Action No. 1:13-cv-01604; no judge yet assigned.
Filed on March 1, 2013 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois;

Patents in case

• 5,878,337: “Transaction security apparatus and method” by Joao et. al. Prosecuted by Joao; Raymond A.. Includes 21 claims (5 indep.). Was application 08/873,945. Granted 3/2/1999.
• 6,529,725: “Transaction security apparatus and method” by Joao et. al. Prosecuted by Joao, Esq.; Raymond A.. Includes 340 claims (35 indep.). Was application 09/169,053. Filed 10/9/1998 & Granted 3/4/2003.
• 6,047,270: “Apparatus and method for providing account security” by Joao et. al. Prosecuted by Joao; Raymond A.. Includes 86 claims (12 indep.). Was application 08/918,284. Filed 8/25/1997 & Granted 4/4/2000.
• 5,903,830: “Transaction security apparatus and method” by Joao et. al. Prosecuted by Joao; Raymond A.. Includes 20 claims (3 indep.). Was application 08/874,051. Granted 5/11/1999.
• 7,096,003: “Transaction security apparatus” by Joao et. al. Prosecuted by Joao, Esq.; Raymond A.. Includes 424 claims (17 indep.). Was application 09/949,694. Filed 9/10/2001 & Granted 8/22/2006.