Trustees of Columbia University v. Gen Digital Inc., No. 24-1244 (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 patents, including United States Patent Nos. 8,601,322 (t he “’322 patent”) and 8,074,115 (the “’115 patent”), and seeking correction of inventorship as to United States Patent No. 8,549,643 (the “’643 patent”) owned by Norton. In a companion case, No. 2024-1243, Norton appeals the judgment of infringe- ment with respect to the ’322 and ’115 patents.