Trustees of Columbia University v. Gen Digital Inc., No. 24-1243 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 11, 2026)

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The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (“Columbia”) brought suit against Gen Digital Inc., which markets the Norton software brand, (“Norton”) asserting infringement of several claims of United States Patent Nos. 8,601,322 (the “’322 patent”) and 8,074,115 (the “’115 patent”) related primarily to protecting computer systems from viruses and other malicious activity. Colum- bia also sought correction of inventorship of United States Patent No. 8,549,643 (the “’643 patent”).