Centripetal Networks, LLC v. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

  1. October 31, 2024

    Centripetal's $151.5M Patent Award Slashed To $113.6M

    A Virginia federal judge has ruled that cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks didn't infringe one of the patents in a case where a jury awarded rival Centripetal $151.5 million, reducing that amount to $113.6 million.

  2. March 28, 2024

    Centripetal Rips Palo Alto Bid To Scrap $151.5M Patent Verdict

    Centripetal Networks has urged a Virginia federal judge to reject Palo Alto Networks' request to discard a $151.5 million jury verdict against it for infringing cybersecurity patents or order a new trial, saying the evidence supports the infringement finding and the damages award.

  3. February 29, 2024

    Palo Alto Seeks Ax Of $151.5M Patent Verdict For Centripetal

    Palo Alto Networks has urged a Virginia federal judge to discard a $151.5 million jury verdict against it for infringing Centripetal Networks cybersecurity patents or order a new trial, saying some patents cover only abstract ideas and that improper evidence "infected the entire trial."

  4. January 31, 2024

    Jury Awards Centripetal $151.5M In Cybersecurity IP Case

    A Virginia federal jury found on Wednesday that cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks infringed all four of rival Centripetal's patents with its next-generation firewalls, awarding Centripetal a total of $151.5 million in damages.

  5. January 19, 2024

    Centripetal Denied Partial Win In Patent Suit Against Palo Alto

    A Virginia federal judge on Friday rejected Centripetal Networks' request for partial summary judgment in its suit alleging cybersecurity software company Palo Alto Networks Inc. uses technology covered by its patents, saying the court has already found a genuine dispute of material fact regarding whether the disputed claim for the patent is invalid.

  6. January 03, 2024

    Tell It To A Jury, Va. Judge Tells Palo Alto Networks

    Cybersecurity software company Palo Alto Networks has failed to persuade a Virginia federal judge to trim anything from a small, litigious startup's patent lawsuit before it heads to a jury later this month.

  7. August 16, 2022

    Fed. Circ. Rules PTAB Denials Don't Need Director Review

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's refusal to consider requests for its director to review Patent Trial and Appeal Board rejections of patent challenges does not violate the U.S. Constitution, the Federal Circuit ruled Tuesday, denying a petition by Palo Alto Networks Inc.

  8. June 15, 2022

    Palo Alto Rips Vidal's New PTAB Review Policy At Fed. Circ.

    Lawyers for Palo Alto Networks used their Federal Circuit appeal over two Patent Trial and Appeal Board rejections to criticize the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director's new policies governing Arthrex reviews as constitutionally concerning and "opaque."

  9. May 31, 2022

    Patent Office Says PTAB Denials Don't Get Arthrex Appeals

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is using a case at the Federal Circuit to back up its stance that Patent Trial and Appeal Board rejections are shielded from being directly appealed to the agency's new director, unlike other patent board decisions following the U.S. Supreme Court's Arthrex ruling.

  10. April 19, 2022

    Fed. Circ. Urged To Extend Arthrex Reviews To PTAB Denials

    Palo Alto Networks told the Federal Circuit Tuesday that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's refusal to have the agency's director review Patent Trial and Appeal Board rejections of patent challenges "flies directly in the face" of the U.S. Supreme Court's Arthrex ruling.

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