Centripetal Networks, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc.

  1. January 31, 2023

    Judge Won't Pause Cisco Patent Fight For PTAB Review

    The federal judge in Virginia who was reassigned a small cybersecurity company's billion-dollar patent lawsuit against Cisco has refused to wait on delivering a new ruling, despite an ongoing challenge over the legal validity of one of the patents at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

  2. January 23, 2023

    Cisco Foe Fights Stay Bid Amid Latest Stock Conflict

    A cybersecurity company that lost its $2.75 billion victory against tech giant Cisco because of a stock purchase made by the wife of a late federal judge told the new judge overseeing the case on Monday not to wait out a ruling from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board — citing new revelations from the stock portfolio of one of the patent judges on the board.

  3. March 18, 2021

    Cisco Loses Bid For New Trial In $1.9B Patent Row

    A Virginia federal judge has denied Cisco's bid for a new trial after ruling that it owed a whopping $1.9 billion in damages for infringing four Centripetal Networks patents, shooting down Cisco's argument that the court impermissibly relied on new liability and damages theories.

  4. November 17, 2020

    Cisco Can't Get New Trial After $1.9B IP Loss, Centripetal Says

    Centripetal Networks is urging a Virginia federal judge to shut down Cisco Systems' bid for a new trial after being slapped with a $1.9 billion judgment for willfully infringing Centripetal's four network security patents, claiming that Cisco ignored the court's analysis.

  5. November 02, 2020

    Cisco Wants New Trial After $1.9B Patent Loss To Centripetal

    Cisco Systems Inc. on Monday said it should get a new trial and should not have to pay a $1.9 billion judgment for allegedly infringing network security patents owned by Centripetal Networks, slamming a Virginia federal judge's order following a monthlong bench trial for including new liability and damages theories. 

  6. October 05, 2020

    Cisco Ordered To Pay $1.9B In Centripetal Patent Trial

    In one of the largest patent awards in U.S. history, a Virginia federal judge ruled Monday that Cisco Systems Inc. must pay $1.9 billion in damages for willfully infringing four network security patents owned by Centripetal Networks Inc.

  7. June 25, 2020

    Cisco Rival Seeks Up To $555M As Security IP Trial Wraps

    Centripetal Networks sought up to $555 million at the close of a bench trial Thursday over damages for Cisco's alleged infringement of its patented network security technology, telling a Virginia federal judge that if infringement is found, Cisco should pay ongoing royalties or be barred from using the technology altogether.

  8. June 11, 2020

    After 5 Weeks, Zoom Patent Trial In Cisco Case Nears End

    A patent bench trial conducted over Zoom for over a month mostly concluded Thursday, with Centripetal Networks urging a judge to find that Cisco Systems infringed five of its network security patents, and Cisco saying it knows it doesn't infringe "with every bit of conviction."

  9. May 08, 2020

    COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: USPTO Gets Busy, Zoom Trial Begins

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a new update almost every day lately about how the pandemic is affecting its operations. Meanwhile, coronavirus-related issues also have been in play in court, leading to a patent trial conducted over Zoom, a fight over accessing Roku's source code remotely and more.

  10. May 07, 2020

    Cisco Owes Up To $557M For Infringing Patents, Judge Told

    Cisco Systems owes between $445 million to $557 million for infringing five cybersecurity patents, Centripetal Networks said Thursday during a bench trial being held over Zoom due to the pandemic, while Cisco claimed it is being bilked by a startup that can't succeed in the market.