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"In early March, cybersecurity firm Webroot and its parent company OpenText
launched a series of patent litigation containing some eye-opening claims.
Filed March 4th in the famously patentholder-friendly Western District of Texas
court, the four lawsuits claim that techniques fundamental to modern malware
detection are based on patented technology — and that the company’s competitors
are infringing on intellectual property rights with their implementation of
network security software.
The defendants named in the suits are a who’s who of security companies:
CrowdStrike, Kaspersky, Sophos, and Trend Micro are all named. According to
OpenText, the companies are using patented technology in their anti-malware
applications, specifically in the endpoint security systems that protect
specific devices on a network. It’s a sweeping lawsuit that puts much of the
security industry in immediate danger. And, for critics, it’s a bitter reminder
of how much damage a patent troll can still do."
Via Frederick Wilson II.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
