HRB Innovations, Inc. v. Katherine K. Vidal
Patentability filed 18 May 2023 in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and closed 25 May 2023, with US20160063645A1 asserted. Recorded basis of termination: voluntary dismissal.
Case record
- Patent involved
- US20160063645A1
- Application no.
- US14/692314
- Case no.
- 23-1903
- Verdict cause
- Patentability
- Court
- Fed. Cir.
- Court level
- Court of Appeals
- Case region
- District of Columbia
- Chief judge
- None recorded
- Trial level
- Appeal
- Filed – Closed
- 18 May 2023 – 25 May 2023
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basis of termination
- Voluntary dismissal
- Products & marks
- COMPUTER PROGRAM, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING FRAUDULENTLY FILED TAX RETURNS
- Validity challenges
- 1 on record
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Computer program, method, and system for detecting fraudulently filed tax returns
Embodiments of the invention detect fraudulently filed tax returns when a user prepares or submits a subject tax return that relates to a subject taxpayer for filing with a government taxing authority. Embodiments analyze tax information of various sources to determine whether the subject tax return is genuine (i.e., not fraudulent). The invention determines confidence indicators based upon some or all of a source location, a source type, data entry characteristics, refund vehicle characteristics, internal consistencies, external historical consistencies, external lateral consistencies, user authentication methods, and a taxpayer risk level. Based upon these analyses the invention calculates a taxpayer identity confidence score, which may be utilized to allow or deny the filing of the subject tax return.
- Legal status
- Pending
- Granted
- 3 Mar 2016
- Earliest priority
- 29 Aug 2014
- Validity challenges
- 1 on record2022-000034 · Patentability
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- HOUSEWORTH, JASON · CIARAMITARO, MARK
- Classification
- G06Q40/00G06Q50/26
- Prosecution counsel
- Erise IP, P.A.
Parties of record
HRB Innovations, Inc.
- Core tech
- G06Q40/00G06Q50/26
- Counsel
- Jennifer C. Bailey
- Firm
- Erise, IP PA
Katherine K. Vidal
- Core tech
- Not recorded
- Counsel
- Thomas W. Krause
- Firm
- United States Patent & Trademark Office
Counsel of record
| Attorney | For | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer C. Bailey | HRB Innovations, Inc. | Plaintiff |
| Thomas W. Krause | Katherine K. Vidal | Defendant |
Basis of termination
From the record · verbatim“The parties having so agreed, it is ordered that: (1) The proceeding is DISMISSED under Fed. R. App. P. 42 (b). (2) Each side shall bear their own costs.”
Case 23-1903 · Fed. Cir. · closed 25 May 2023
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Frequently asked questions
What is case 23-1903?
23-1903 is a patent patentability brought by HRB Innovations, Inc. against Katherine K. Vidal, filed on 18 May 2023 in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The case closed on 25 May 2023.
Which patent was asserted in 23-1903?
US20160063645A1 (“Computer program, method, and system for detecting fraudulently filed tax returns”), assigned to HRB INNOVATIONS, INC., currently pending. The record also lists COMPUTER PROGRAM, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING FRAUDULENTLY FILED TAX RETURNS.
How was case 23-1903 terminated?
The recorded basis of termination is voluntary dismissal. The termination text reads: “The parties having so agreed, it is ordered that: (1) The proceeding is DISMISSED under Fed. R. App. P. 42 (b). (2) Each side shall bear their own costs.”
What does voluntary dismissal mean?
A voluntary dismissal is one the plaintiff asks for rather than one the court imposes. Where both sides stipulate to it, it commonly signals a settlement that is not filed on the public docket.
How long did case 23-1903 take?
7 calendar days, from filing on 18 May 2023 to closure on 25 May 2023.
Who were the attorneys and the judge in 23-1903?
Jennifer C. Bailey is recorded as counsel for plaintiff HRB Innovations. Thomas W. Krause appears for defendant Katherine K. Vidal.
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