Symantec Files Additional Patent Infringement Suit Against Zscaler, Inc.
April 18 2017 - 4:30PM
Business Wire
Reaffirms Commitment to Safeguarding Symantec’s
Valuable Intellectual Property
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ:SYMC) today announced that it has
filed a second patent infringement lawsuit against Zscaler, Inc. in
the U.S. Federal District Court for the District of Delaware.
Symantec previously filed a separate patent infringement complaint
against Zscaler on December 12, 2016.
The lawsuit filed today asserts that Zscaler has been illegally
using Symantec’s patented technology relating to a variety of
network security technologies, including web security, security
scanning, data loss prevention, intrusion prevention and intrusion
signature analysis. The seven patents asserted in the lawsuit filed
today pre-date the formation of Zscaler and include six patents
that were obtained through Symantec’s acquisition of web security
market leader Blue Coat Systems. This lawsuit is based on U.S.
Patent Nos. 6,285,658; 7,360,249; 7,587,488; 8,316,429; 8,316,446;
8,402,540; and 9,525,696.
“We are taking this additional action because we believe
that Zscaler is continuing to infringe the intellectual property of
Symantec and Blue Coat,” said Scott Taylor, Symantec’s Executive
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. “Symantec has a
responsibility to its shareholders and customers to protect the
Company’s investments in innovative technologies. Symantec will
continue to vigorously defend its valuable portfolio of patents and
other intellectual property assets.”
Symantec noted that it is continuing to investigate this matter
and will file further claims if additional infringements are
identified.
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across the world look to Symantec for strategic, integrated
solutions to defend against sophisticated attacks across endpoints,
cloud and infrastructure. Likewise, a global community of more than
50 million people and families rely on Symantec’s Norton and
LifeLock product suites to protect their digital lives at home and
across their devices. Symantec operates one of the world’s largest
civilian cyber intelligence networks, allowing it to see and
protect against the most advanced threats. For additional
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