Preparing for Cyber Patent Disputes

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By Tracy Kitten
Bank Info Security
July 1, 2013

Patent infringement lawsuits that involve security practices are becoming 
more common in heavily-regulated industries. Organizations need to take 
several steps to be well-prepared, advises patent attorney James Denaro.

Increasingly, claims of patent infringement are targeting technology and 
software, says Denaro, who leads the intellectual property practice at the 
CipherLaw Group.

Eight lawsuits filed in recent weeks against U.S. banking institutions, 
claiming patent infringement on products and services related to security 
and electronic banking, should serve as a warning to others, he adds (see 
Patent Lawsuits Target Eight Banks).

"What makes these interesting is that the patent [infringement claims] are 
not directed at banking services," Denaro says during an interview with 
Information Security Media Group. "[They] are directed at functions that a 
lot of industries might be using, most of which relate to security 
practices."

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