Juniper Networks Beats Finjan Malware Protection Patent Claims

Juniper Networks Inc. escaped claims that it infringed two Finjan Inc. malware protection patents in the Northern District of California May 29.

Juniper’s routers and virus scanners didn’t include features outlined in the virus-protection software patents, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California said.

Finjan Inc. owns U.S. Patent Nos. 6,804,780 and 8,141,154. The ‘154 patent covers a method for protecting a computer from conventional and “dynamically generated” viruses. The ‘780 patent covers generating an ID for a downloadable to match it against “previously encountered suspect downloadables.” Finjan accused Juniper of infringing the patents with its secure ...