March 05, 2018
Symantec Corp. and one of its units have agreed to pay $65 million, with the possibility of up to $45 million more, to settle Finjan Inc.'s patent infringement allegations that just a month ago had been on the verge of a retrial, according to a recent regulatory filing by Finjan.
February 13, 2018
Finjan Inc. announced Monday it had vacated a California federal patent infringement retrial set to start that day against a Symantec Corp. unit, saying it reached confidential settlement terms with its cybersecurity rival and expects by the month's end to finalize a "definitive agreement."
January 10, 2018
A California federal judge on Wednesday granted Symantec unit Blue Coat's request for a mistrial in a cybersecurity patent infringement case brought by Finjan, saying a just-issued Federal Circuit decision striking damages in a related case called for a fresh jury, free from certain impressions about damages and willfulness issues.
November 20, 2017
A California federal jury Monday found that Blue Coat infringed two of Finjan's online security patents, but cleared the Symantec unit on two other patents and hung on two more, awarding $490,000, far less than the $39.5 million Finjan received in prior litigation.
November 13, 2017
An expert paid by Symantec unit Blue Coat Systems took the stand Monday in a California federal jury trial over claims Blue Coat is infringing Finjan's online security patents, testifying that Finjan's $1.5 million damages estimate is inflated, based on "entirely inappropriate metrics," and should be closer to $663,000.
October 31, 2017
Symantec unit Blue Coat Systems continued infringing Finjan Inc.'s online security patents even after Finjan won a $39.5 million verdict in 2015, Finjan's attorney said at the start of a California federal trial Tuesday, while Blue Coat's attorney said Finjan is holding it responsible twice for the same conduct.