network security

Intellectual Property Analysis of Finjan Networked Computer Security Patents Referenced in McAfee Lawsuit

This week’s Patently Obvious report focuses on the patent holdings of Finjan, Inc. On July 11, 2010, Finjan, Inc. filed a lawsuit against McAfee, Inc., Symantec Corp., Webroot Software, Inc., Websense, Inc., and Sophos, Inc., alleging that these companies had infringed two Finjan patents pertaining to networked computer security systems and methods.

According to the complaint, Finjan is asking for financial damages and an injunction to stop the five security companies from selling software allegedly tied to the patents.

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ArcSight: HP Bets Long on the Collapse of the Patent System

This week’s Patently Obvious report focuses on the patent holdings of ArcSight, Inc. On September 13, 2010, Hewlett-Packard entered into an agreement to buy ArcSight, a leading security and compliance management company, for $43.50 per share, for a total purchase price of $1.5 billion. ArcSight had been shopping itself around to several large technology companies, several of which reciprocated in their interest.

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