Bank of America, USAA ink patent agreement

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    "excerpt": "The deal allows each company to use the other’s full portfolio of patents. USAA for years has sued – or threatened court action against – banks it says infringe on its remote deposit capture patents. Bank of America and USAA have signed a cross-license agreement that lets each company use the other’s full portfolio of patents, the firms announced Tuesday . The agreement links perhaps the most publicly prolific financial institution in the patent sphere with one of the most protective. USAA, a military-focused insurance and financial services provider, sent letters to 100 banks in 2017, warning them they were violating the company’s 130 mobile deposit patents. The San Antonio-based firm has sued a handful of banks, too – winning two nine-figure judgments against Wells Fargo in 2019 and 2020 , as well as a $218.5 million verdict against PNC that was overturned last year . The legal battles continue, though. USAA sued Fifth Third last month, alleging mobile deposit capture patent infringement. The company also sued Regions , on similar grounds, in early 2025. Bank of America, meanwhile, regularly issues press releases touting the number of patents it’s received. The bank counted roughly 6,600 as of March 2024 . At the time, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank said it had seen a nearly 70% increase in the number of patents it owns over the previous five years. “Bank of...",
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