案件資訊:
原告/專利權人:Wetro Lan LLC
被告:Kaspersky Labs
系爭專利:US6795918
地方法院案號:5:16-cv-00155
系爭專利為一種有關服務等級的電腦安全技術,指的是防火牆,因此被告的眾多公司很多是路由器、網路交換器等安裝有防火牆的網路設備廠商,但也有如本篇討論的卡巴斯基的軟體防火牆。
然而,多數被告因為被要求的授權金不高的情況下同意和解,這也是NPE常見技倆,讓你不得不被"誘惑'"加上"威脅"而和解,甚至沒有進入解釋專利範圍的程序。這時就還是有人要跳出來說公道話,就是卡巴斯基Kaspersky。
簡單看系爭專利主要專利範圍,所述過濾數據封包的方法中,先接收數據封包,解開後,得到來源、目的地、通訊協定等資訊,之後提供給決策者來判斷是否有服務是被授權的,如果有存取到未授權服務,相關的數據封包將被捨棄,反之被允許通過。
1. A method for filtering a plurality of data packets, the method comprising:
receiving a data packet from the plurality of the data packets, the received data packet having source, destination, and protocol information;
extracting the source, destination, and protocol information from the received data packet;
providing the extracted information to a non-user configurable decision block, the decision block including information on which services are authorized depending on the extracted information, the non-configurable decision block being substantially free from user adjustment;
dropping the received data packet if the extracted information indicates a request for access to an unauthorized service; and
permitting the received data packet to go through if the extracted information indicates a request for access to an authorized service,
wherein the protocol information includes information about transport types
被告卡巴斯基認為,系爭專利的防火牆並非使用者可設定,而他們的產品是可以設定的,對此,原告降低和解金,從60000美元到10000美元,已經是"業界最低",但是卡巴斯基拒絕賠償,甚至說,為何不是你付我們10000美元?
結果,原告Wetro還真願意反過來付錢給被告,他們說願付5000美元來結束這個訴訟。
在此篇報導中,還引述了卡巴斯基執行長的話,很驕傲地表示他們面對多個NPE的干擾,但未付出任何費用,即使因為訴訟要花更多的錢,不願意看到NPE, Patent Troll等賺到更簡單的錢。
卡巴斯基執行長的部落格貼出原告願意支付的費用。
(https://eugene-kaspersky-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/files/2017/08/wetrolan_patent_troll-1.jpg)
"The best defense is attack – and that now includes when fighting patent trolls."
資料參考:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/08/kaspersky-lab-turns-the-tables-forces-patent-troll-to-pay-cash-to-end-case/
https://www.law360.com/corporate/articles/959603/kaspersky-lab-says-it-turned-tables-on-patent-troll-
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