Just move the legal entity to Europe, and end of story with such claims. > > Is Clam affected by this? > > <https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/12/22985527/webroot-opentext-patent-troll- > lawsuit-malware-detection-endpoint-security> > > > > In early March, cybersecurity firm Webroot and its parent company > > OpenText launched a series of patent litigation containing some > > eye-opening claims. Filed March 4th in the famously patentholder-friendly > > Western District of Texas court, the four lawsuits claim that techniques > > fundamental to modern malware detection are based on patented technology > > — and that the company's competitors are infringing on intellectual > > property rights with their implementation of network security software. > > > > The defendants named in the suits are a who's who of security > > companies: CrowdStrike, Kaspersky, Sophos, and Trend Micro are all named. > > According to OpenText, the companies are using patented technology in > > their anti-malware applications, specifically in the endpoint security > > systems that protect specific devices on a network. It's a sweeping > > lawsuit that puts much of the security industry in immediate danger. And, > > for critics, it's a bitter reminder of how much damage a patent troll > > can still do. > > > > Though the lawsuit is being brought in 2022, a judgment would hinge in > > part on whether the techniques described in the patent were widely known > > at the time that the patent application was filed. One of the patents at > > the heart of the suit — US Patent No. 8,418,250, referred to as "the > > '250 patent" in the lawsuit — was granted in the United States in > > 2013 but first issued by the British patent office in 2005. Another, US > > Patent No. 8,726,389 or the '389 patent, was also issued in the UK in > > 2005 and granted in the US in 2014. >
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