10735380

Centripetal sued Palo Alto Networks asserting 13 patents, including 10,785,266. The case was tried to verdict; the court granted Palo Alto Networks' post-trial motion for judgment as a matter of law in part, denied it in part, denied a new trial motion, and recorded the case as dismissed in part on October 3, 2024.

Centripetal sued LookingGlass and related defendants asserting 10,785,266 along with two other patents, plus claims for breach of contract and fiduciary duty. Case tracking services list the case as closed, but the specific disposition is unverified.

Centripetal Networks, LLC (sued as Centripetal Networks, Inc.) sued Palo Alto Networks asserting 13 patents, including '49906. A jury awarded about $151.1 million on other patents, but not '49906; post-trial, the court granted Palo Alto judgment as a matter of law of non-infringement on the '437 patent and reduced the award. Post-judgment proceedings and Centripetal's Federal Circuit appeal were ongoing.

Centripetal sued Palo Alto Networks, alleging infringement of the '380 patent among 13 patents asserted against products including Next-Generation Firewall, Panorama, Cortex, AutoFocus, MineMeld, and DNS Security Service. On January 13, 2024, the court granted summary judgment of no direct infringement of the '380 patent, removing it before trial. A jury verdict covered four other patents, and an appeal is pending at the Federal Circuit.

Palo Alto Networks petitioned for inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 10,735,380. The PTAB did not institute review, with an institution decision dated January 24, 2022.