SSL Services, LLC v. Citrix Systems, Inc., No. 13-1419 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 14, 2014)

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This patent case involves multi -tier virtual private networks. SSL Services, LLC (“SSL”) asserted that Citrix Systems, Inc. and Citrix Online, LLC (collectively, “Ci t- rix”) infringed claims contained in U.S. Patent Nos. 6,061,796 (“the ’796 Patent”) and 6,158,011 (“the ’011 Patent”). The district court held a Markman hearing and construed several terms raised on appeal. After a jury trial, the jury found that Citrix willfully infringed claims 2, 4, and 7 of the ’011 P atent, and that those claims were not shown to be invalid.