Fortinet, Inc. v. Forescout Technologies, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 FORTINET, INC., Case No. 20-cv-03343-EMC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S
MOTION TO DISMISS
FORESCOUT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Docket No. 24 Defendant.
12 13 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Fortinet, Inc. (“Fortinet”) brought this action against Defendant Forescout Technologies, Inc. (“Forescout”) for patent infringement. Fortinet owns three patents relating to cybersecurity technology that, it alleges, Forescout has indirectly and willfully infringed. Pending before the Court is Forescout’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim on the grounds that (1) Fortinet’s patents claim ineligible subject matter and (2) Fortinet fails adequately to plead indirect or willful infringement. See Docket No. 24 (“Mot.”). For the reasons stated below, the Court DENIES Forescout’s motion to dismiss the asserted patents on subject-matter eligibility grounds. It also DENIES…