Network Security Technologies, LLC

Network Security Technologies, LLC is a non-practicing entity (NPE) that does not produce goods or offer services. Formed in Delaware, the company's activities are centered on patent assertion. It is distinct from the similarly named operating company, Network + Security Technologies, Inc., which is a cybersecurity consulting firm based in New York. Public records show Network Security Technologies, LLC has been involved in the transfer of patent assets to other patent assertion entities.

The company's business is the monetization of a patent portfolio related to network security. Its litigation history consists of asserting these patents against technology companies. In December 2019, Network Security Technologies, LLC assigned patents to K.Mizra LLC, another NPE. The asserted patents generally relate to technologies for "Contagion Isolation and Inoculation," or methods for identifying and quarantining malicious communications and threats on a computer network.

Network Security Technologies, LLC's litigation posture is that of a patent assertion entity. As indicated by the authoritative case data, the company has only appeared as a plaintiff, never as a defendant. It initiated all four of its tracked lawsuits on a single day, October 24, 2017, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, a common strategy for NPEs.

The four lawsuits were filed against Pulse Secure, LLC, McAfee, Inc., ForeScout Technologies, Inc., and Bradford Networks, Inc. These cases all centered on the same portfolio of network security patents. An SEC filing by defendant ForeScout Technologies acknowledged the lawsuit from "Network Security Technologies, LLC, or NST" and noted the company sought unspecified damages. USPTO records and reporting from legal industry sources indicate that the patents asserted by Network Security Technologies, LLC were subsequently assigned to K.Mizra LLC, an entity associated with patent monetization professional Brian Yates.