Litigation
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. v. Centripetal Networks, Inc.
Unpatentable (on remand)IPR2022-00182
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- Filed
- 2021-11
- Terminated
- 2026-06-12
Patents at issue (1)
Defender signal. Patent 9917856 has had claims invalidated at PTAB. Those final written decisions are public record and a ready-made § 102 / § 103 ground in district court. See IPR estoppel for what carries over.
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Defendants (1)
Summary
Palo Alto Networks filed an Inter Partes Review challenging claims 1, 24, and 25 of US9917856. After an appeal and remand by the Federal Circuit, a new PTAB panel issued a Final Written Decision on Remand, again finding the challenged claims unpatentable as obvious.
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