APPLE INC v. UNIVERSAL SECURE REGISTRY LLC (2021)

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

APPLE INC., Visa Inc., Visa U.S.A., Inc., Appellants v. UNIVERSAL SECURE REGISTRY LLC, Appellee

2020-1222, 2020-1234

Decided: August 26, 2021

Before Taranto, Wallach,* and Stoll, Circuit Judges.

Mark D. Selwyn, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Palo Alto, CA, argued for all appellants. Appellant Apple Inc. also represented by Monica Grewal, Boston, MA. Matthew A. Argenti, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, PC, Palo Alto, CA, for appellants Visa Inc., Visa U.S.A., Inc. Also represented by Michael T. Rosato, Seattle, WA. Christopher Mathews, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, argued for appellee. Also represented by Tigran Guledjian.

In our opinion in Universal Secure Registry LLC v. Apple, Inc., No. 20-2044, ––– F.4th ––––, 2021 WL 3778395 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 26, 2021), issued concomitantly with this opinion, we held all the claims at issue in this appeal ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101. For the reasons we explained in Apple Inc. v. Voip-Pal.com, Inc., 976 F.3d 1316, 1321 (Fed. Cir. 2020), this appeal is rendered moot in light of our decision in Universal Secure. Thus, we vacate the Board's final written decision and remand for the Board to dismiss Apple's petition.

VACATED AND REMANDED

Costs

No costs.

Stoll, Circuit Judge.

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