Finjan LLC v. Sonicwall, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 FINJAN LLC, Case No. 17-cv-04467-BLF
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
v. JUDGMENT OF INVALIDITY BASED
ON COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL
SONICWALL, INC., [Re: ECF 479] Defendant.
12 Before the Court is the motion of Defendant SonicWall, Inc. (“SonicWall”) for a judgment of invalidity of U.S. Patents 6,154,844 (the “’844 Patent”), 6,804,780 (the “ʼ780 Patent”), and 8,677,494 (the “’494 Patent”) based on collateral estoppel. Mot., ECF 479, Exh. A; see also Reply, ECF 479, Exh. C. Plaintiff Finjan LLC (“Finjan”) opposes. Opp., ECF 479, Exh. B. I. BACKGROUND On August 4, 2017, Finjan filed suit against SonicWall for the infringement of ten patents. Since then, the parties have engaged in extensive litigation, see Order on Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF 381; Order on Motion to Strike, ECF 413; Order on Motions in Limine, ECF 470, with trial set for early 2022, see ECF 463. On…