Square is involved in legal proceedings with Robert E. Morley and REM Holdings 3, LLC over patent disputes related to card reader technology. The proceedings involve the inventorship, ownership, and validity of three patents. The PTO invalidated one patent and rejected claims of the others. REM has appealed the decisions.
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