Kramer Levin client Finjan Inc. won a patent infringement trial against Sophos Inc. on Sept. 21, when a California jury returned a verdict of infringement of eight Finjan patents. The lawsuit was brought by Nasdaq-listed Finjan, a computer and network security company, against Sophos, a cybersecurity firm, over infringed software that identifies new computer viruses. Following a six-hour deliberation in San Francisco, CA, the jury returned a verdict that Sophos infringed all eight Finjan patents at issue. The jury awarded Finjan $15 million in damages.
The Finjan team included Intellectual Property partners Paul J. Andre, Lisa Kobialka and James Hannah, and associates Benu Mehra Wells, Hannah Lee, Michael H. Lee, Kristopher B. Kastens, Christina Martinez, Yuri Caire, Aakash Jariwala, Shannon H. Hedvat, Austin Manes and Stephanie Nguyen.