Finjan Files a Patent Infringement Complaint Against Carbon Black, Inc.
March 22 2018 - 1:33PM
Finjan Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FNJN), a cybersecurity company, today
announced that -- after two years of good faith efforts to resolve
a patent dispute with Carbon Black, Inc. (“Carbon Black”) -- its
subsidiary Finjan, Inc. ("Finjan") has filed a patent infringement
lawsuit against Carbon Black, a Delaware company with headquarters
in Waltham, Massachusetts, and offices in Palo Alto, California, in
the U.S. Northern District of California.
Finjan filed a Complaint (Case No. 3:18-cv-01760), on March 21,
2018, and alleges that Carbon Black’s products and services
infringe at least four U.S. Finjan patents. Specifically, Finjan is
asserting infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,804,780; 6,154,844;
8,677,494; and 8,141,154 (“Asserted Patents”). Finjan is seeking,
among other things, a jury trial, a judgment of infringement by
Carbon Black of the Asserted Patents, a preliminary and permanent
injunction for infringement the ‘154 Patent, past damages not less
than a reasonable royalty, enhanced damages for willful
infringement, and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs for
infringement of each of the asserted patents.
Finjan has pending infringement lawsuits and appeals against
Palo Alto Networks, ESET and its affiliates, Cisco Systems, Inc.,
SonicWall, Inc., Bitdefender and its affiliates, Juniper Networks,
and Zscaler, Inc. relating to, collectively, more than 20 patents
in the Finjan portfolio. The court dockets for the foregoing cases
are publicly available on the Public Access to Court Electronic
Records (PACER) website, www.pacer.gov, which is operated by
the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
ABOUT FINJANEstablished over 20
years ago, Finjan is a globally recognized leader in cybersecurity.
Finjan’s inventions are embedded within a strong portfolio of
patents focusing on software and hardware technologies capable of
proactively detecting previously unknown and emerging threats on a
real-time, behavior-based basis. Finjan continues to grow through
investments in innovation, strategic acquisitions, and partnerships
promoting economic advancement and job creation.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
StatementsExcept for historical information, the matters
set forth herein that are forward-looking statements involve
certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, Finjan's expectations and beliefs regarding Finjan's
licensing program, the outcome of pending or future enforcement
actions, the granting of Inter Partes Review (IPR) of our patents
or an unfavorable determination pursuant to an IPR or other
challenges at the USPTO of our patents, the enforceability of our
patents, the cost of litigation, the unpredictability of our cash
flows, our ability to expand our technology and patent portfolio,
the continued use of our technologies in the market, our stock
price, changes in the trading market for our securities, regulatory
developments, general economic and market conditions, the market
acceptance and successful business, technical and economic
implementation of Finjan Holdings' intended operational plan; and
the other risk factors set forth from time to time in our filings
with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2017, and the Company's periodic filings with
the SEC, copies of which are available free of charge at the SEC's
website at www.sec.gov or upon request from Finjan
Holdings, Inc. All forward-looking statements herein reflect our
opinions only as of the date of this release. These statements are
not guarantees of future performance and actual results could
differ materially from our current expectations. Finjan Holdings
undertakes no obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation,
to update forward-looking statements herein in light of new
information or future events.
Investor Contact:Vanessa Winter
| Director of Investor Relations, Finjan HoldingsValter Pinto |
KCSA Strategic Communications(650) 282-3245 |
investors@finjan.com
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