Finjan, Inc. v. Sophos, Inc.

  1. April 03, 2017

    Finjan, Sophos Reach Licensing Deal After $15M Verdict

    Finjan Holdings Inc. announced Monday it has reached an agreement with cybersecurity rival Sophos Ltd. that establishes patent licensing agreements and settles all claims between the companies, after a California federal judge refused to retry a patent suit against Sophos that resulted in a $15 million verdict for Finjan.

  2. March 14, 2017

    No New Trial, No Atty Fees In $15M Finjan IP Win, Judge Says

    Six months after a California federal jury found that cybersecurity firm Sophos infringed Finjan's patents and awarded $15 million in damages, the judge overseeing the case on Tuesday denied Sophos' motion for a new trial but also Finjan's motion for attorneys' fees, saying it wasn't an exceptional case.

  3. December 13, 2016

    Finjan Blasts Sophos' New-Trial Bid In $15M IP Loss

    Finjan Inc. urged a California federal judge on Monday to stand by its $15 million trial win and not to grant a new trial for cybersecurity firm Sophos Inc. over infringement of patents for software that searches out computer viruses.

  4. November 29, 2016

    Sophos Asks For New Trial Over $15M Cybersecurity IP Loss

    Cybersecurity firm Sophos on Tuesday requested a new trial in a lawsuit that ended in a $15 million payout to rival firm Finjan over alleged patent infringement of software that identifies new computer viruses, saying Finjan was improperly allowed to reargue settled issues to sway the jury.

  5. September 21, 2016

    Jury Hands Finjan $15M Cybersecurity IP Win Against Sophos

    A California federal jury found Wednesday that cybersecurity firm Sophos infringed all eight patents asserted in a lawsuit brought by rival Finjan over software that identifies new computer viruses, awarding Finjan $15 million in damages.

  6. September 20, 2016

    Finjan Can't Add $26M To IP Damages Ask At Trial's Close

    A California federal jury heard closing arguments Tuesday in cybersecurity firm Finjan's patent infringement case against rival Sophos over computer antivirus software, with the overseeing judge sustaining Sophos' objection to a Finjan slide showing damages more than double its expert's $16.1 million figure.

  7. September 16, 2016

    Finjan, Sophos Ask Judge To Rule On Security IP Dispute

    Both sides in Finjan's patent infringement case against rival cybersecurity firm Sophos traded motions for judgment as a matter of law as the trial drew to an end Thursday, with each side arguing claims in the case didn't raise factual questions that should be left for the jury to decide.

  8. September 14, 2016

    Finjan's IP Not Worth $5M, Patent Case Jury Is Told

    Cybersecurity firm Sophos called experts to testify in California federal court Wednesday that its anti-virus software differs from technology described in rival Finjan's patents and that, even if it had infringed the patents, it would owe $1 million in royalties and not the $5.6 million Finjan alleges.

  9. September 08, 2016

    Sophos 'Absolutely' Infringed Finjan Patents, Jury Hears

    A cybersecurity expert for Finjan Inc. told a California federal jury Thursday that Sophos Inc.'s antivirus products that use remote servers to scan downloads for suspicious activity and thwart cyberattacks "absolutely infringed" multiple Finjan patents.

  10. September 07, 2016

    Sophos Copied Rival's Approach, Patent Case Jury Is Told

    Cybersecurity firm Finjan brought a parade of engineers to testify before a California jury Wednesday in its patent infringement suit against rival Sophos, painting Finjan as a leader in proactive security and stressing that Sophos started out with anti-virus software that could deal with known threats, not identify new ones.

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