Complaint for Patent Infringement
Civil Action No. 6:10-cv-00417; no judge yet assigned.
Filed on Aug. 11, 2010 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas;

Plaintiffs

v.

VirnetX

McKool Smith ; Dallas, TX

Douglas A. Cawley

Patents in case

• 7,418,504: “Agile network protocol for secure communications using secure domain names” by Larson et. al. and assigned to VirnetX, Inc.. Prosecuted by McDermott Will & Emery, LLP. Includes 60 claims (3 indep.). Was application 10/714,849. Filed 11/18/2003 & Granted 8/26/2008.
• 6,839,759: “Method for establishing secure communication link between computers of virtual private network without user entering.” by Larson et. al. and assigned to Science Applications International Corp.. Prosecuted by Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.. Includes 30 claims (2 indep.). Was application 10/702,522. Filed 11/7/2003 & Granted 1/4/2005.
• 7,490,151: “Establishment of a secure communication link based on a domain name service (DNS) request” by Munger et. al. and assigned to Virnetx Inc.. Prosecuted by McDermott Will & Emery. Includes 16 claims (3 indep.). Was application 10/259,494. Filed 9/30/2002 & Granted 2/10/2009.
• 6,502,135: “Agile network protocol for secure communications with assured system availability” by Munger et. al. and assigned to Science Applications International Corporation. Prosecuted by Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.. Includes 17 claims (3 indep.). Was application 09/504,783. Filed 2/15/2000 & Granted 12/31/2002.
• 7,188,180: “Method for establishing secure communication link between computers of virtual private network” by Larson et. al. and assigned to VimetX, Inc.. Prosecuted by Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.. Includes 41 claims (3 indep.). Was application 10/702,486. Filed 11/7/2003 & Granted 3/6/2007.