Patent squabbles

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 30, 2005

International Trade Commission judge recommends that Fortinet be prohibited from importing its FortiGate anti-virus firewall appliance products into the US

An International Trade Commission (ITC) judge has recommended that Fortinet be prohibited from importing its FortiGate anti-virus firewall appliance products into the US after finding that the company has infringed a patent held by Trend Micro.

US patent 5,623,600, which covers server-based anti-virus technology, was filed by Trend Micro in 1995 and assigned to the company in 1997. Fortinet, which contested the infringement claim, has announced that it intends to seek a review of the ruling. In a statement Fortinet founder, president and CEO Ken Xie said 'Fortinet believes that it has been developing products with its own proprietary technology. Fortinet has and will continue to operate with the belief that all companies should respect the intellectual property rights of others.'

Posted on 30 May 2005 by Virus Bulletin

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