Defendant
5 cases as defendant.
Orca Security Ltd. is a private cloud security company founded in 2019. It maintains headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel, and Portland, Oregon, United States. The company has achieved unicorn status with a valuation of $1.8 billion as of October 2021 and employs approximately 500 people. Its estimated annual revenue is in the range of $100-150 million.
Orca Security provides a cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) offering cloud security solutions for businesses. Its platform delivers comprehensive visibility across cloud infrastructure and assets, detecting vulnerabilities, malware, and misconfigurations without requiring agents. Key offerings include Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), container security, API security, and AI-driven capabilities to accelerate remediation and response. The company serves various industries, including retail, healthcare, and finance.
Orca Security's patent litigation posture indicates an operating company actively asserting its intellectual property. The company has appeared as a plaintiff in two tracked cases before the United States Patent and Appeal Board (PTAB), with no appearances as a defendant. These PTAB proceedings were part of a larger patent infringement dispute in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
The notable cases, Orca Security Ltd. v. Wiz Inc., involved Orca Security alleging that its competitor, Wiz Inc., infringed on six of its cloud security patents. Wiz counter-sued, alleging Orca infringed on its patents. Orca's initial complaint, filed in July 2023, claimed Wiz copied its patented technology after Wiz's founders were exposed to Orca's architecture while previously working at Microsoft. In December 2025, the PTAB ruled that claims in three of Orca's six asserted patents were unpatentable. The comprehensive litigation between the two rivals concluded in January 2026, when both companies agreed to dismiss all claims and counterclaims with prejudice, with each party bearing its own legal costs.
Wiz filed an IPR challenging all claims 1-28 of U.S. Patent No. 11,775,326 on § 103 obviousness grounds. The Board granted additional discovery and held an oral hearing, but the parties settled and jointly moved to terminate before any final written decision on the '326 patent.
Wiz, Inc. petitioned for inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 11,740,926, challenging all claims. The PTAB instituted review on all claims on January 22, 2025, but the proceeding was terminated post-institution by settlement on January 13, 2026, without a final written decision.
Wiz, Inc. filed an inter partes review petition challenging U.S. Patent No. 11,726,809. The proceeding was instituted and later associated with settlement; its precise terminal outcome was not confirmed in the narrative.
Wiz, Inc. filed an inter partes review petition challenging claims 1–22 of U.S. Patent No. 11,693,685. The PTAB instituted review on December 9, 2024, and issued a Final Written Decision on December 8, 2025, holding all challenged claims unpatentable.
Wiz, Inc. filed an inter partes review petition against Orca Security Ltd. challenging U.S. Pat. No. 11,431,735 B2. Orca statutorily disclaimed the challenged claims and the PTAB did not institute the proceeding.