Litigation involving US Patent 9503421

9503421

Athena Security Inc v. Google LLC

Open

Docket:: 7:26-cv-00158
Court:: Texas Western District Court
Forum:: District Court
Filed:: 2026-04-20
Cause:: Infringement
Industry:: High-Tech (T)

Infringed product

The accused products include Google's cloud services, such as its VPN, computing instances, and security operations, as well as the physical switches used in its data centers.

Athena Security, LLP v. Amazon.com, Inc. et al.

Open

Docket:: 7:26-cv-00061
Court:: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Filed:: 2026-02-20

Patents:9503421

π Athena Security, LLP Δ Amazon.com, Inc.Δ Amazon.com Services LLC Δ Amazon Web Services, Inc.

This suit is part of a broader campaign initiated by Athena Security asserting former Fortinet patents. The complaint accuses various Amazon Web Services (AWS) products, including AWS Network Firewall and AWS Security Hub, of infringement.

Fortinet, Inc. v. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Terminated

Docket:: 3:20-cv-03343
Court:: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Filed:: 2020-05-19

Patents:9503421

π Fortinet, Inc.Δ Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

This case was filed by the original assignee, Fortinet, Inc., against Palo Alto Networks, Inc.