The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office issued a preliminary re-examin...
The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office issued a preliminary re-examination report rejecting all claims of a patent that was asserted against Aruba Networks by Motorola in 2007. Motorola originally asserted four patents against Aruba in August 2007. Aruba filed…
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counterclaims, alleging that Motorola and its subsidiaries infringe two Aruba patents related to managing wireless computer networks and network security, and it also requested that the Patent Office re- examine all four patents. The three other re-examinations are still pending. In rejecting all of the claims, and provided that the preliminary finding is made final, the USPTO’s decision would invalidate the entire patent, Aruba said. The patent office’s action is by no means final or determinative, a Motorola spokeswoman said. The patent office expects Motorola to respond and Aruba may have no further input, she said. Motorola’s patent infringement lawsuit is proceeding against Aruba and was scheduled for trial in January 2010, she said.