Bonifacio Buling
Apr 12, 2016

Finjan patent lawsuit against Symantec back on track after patents escape IPR

Finjan Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNJN), the parent of wholly-owned subsidiary Finjan, Inc., announced several weeks ago that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) issued the final rulings on attempts by Symantec Corporation’s (NASDAQ: SYMC) to invalidate 8 different Finjan’s patents through inter partes review (“IPR”). In total, Symantec filed 11 separate IPR petitions, which collectively asserted 31 separate invalidity grounds. Finjan prevailed in 10 cases outright, with the PTAB refusing to institute IPR. In the 11th case the PTAB did institute an IPR, but only as to 1 of 4 asserted grounds. In total, Finjan went 30 for 31 on asserted invalidity grounds, and 10 for 11 on institution overall.

http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2016/04/12/finjan-patent-lawsuit-symantec-patents-escape-ipr/id=68224/