Netskope, Inc. vs. Fortinet, Inc.

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2026-00472 filed by Netskope, Inc. on 2026-09-15. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2026-00472

Filing Date

2026-09-15

Accorded Filing Date

2026-09-15

Institution Decision Date

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Last Modified Date

2026-10-06

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

—

Trial Status

Pending

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Netskope, Inc.

Represented By

Millikan, Thomaset al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Fortinet, Inc.

Represented By

GISH, ANDREWet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 2400 - Computer Networks, Multiplex & Cybersecurity

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 17858866

Respondent Patent Number 12244621

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor VIKRAM KAPOOR et al

Respondent Tech Center TC 2400 - Computer Networks, Multiplex & Cybersecurity

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

5 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name Fortinet, Inc. (Lacework, Inc.)/JWHD - c/o Jaffery Watson Hamilton & DeSanctis LLP

Customer Number 182115

Address 7501 Village Square Drive, Suite 206, Castle Pines, CO, 80108, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
39957	Michael De Sanctis	303-856-7155
41461	Krishna Kalidindi	703-893-8500
42879	Paul Mendonsa	503-268-3663
46322	Mark Watson	303-800-6678
56244	Jeremy Schweigert	408-341-5340

Proceeding Documents

Notice: Mandatory Notice NOTICE

2026-10-06 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Notice: Power of Attorney NOTICE

2026-10-06 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Corrected Certificate of Service OTHER

2026-10-01 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

2026-09-21 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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U.S. Provisional Patent Application 62/478,081 Exhibit

2026-09-15 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Netskope, Inc. vs. Fortinet, Inc.

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Netskope, Inc.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Fortinet, Inc.

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Notice: Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Notice: Power of Attorney NOTICE

Corrected Certificate of Service OTHER

Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

U.S. Provisional Patent Application 62/478,081 Exhibit

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2007/0220605 A1 (“Chien”) Exhibit

Generated Comparison of the TEXT of Spec. of ‘621 Patent and USP 10,419,469 Exhibit

U.S. Patent 10,419,469 Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 10,237,294 (“Zadeh”) Exhibit

Gartner, “Top 10 Security Predictions” Exhibit

Notice: Power of Attorney NOTICE

U.S. Patent No. 12,244,621 Exhibit

File History of U.S. Patent No. 12,244,621 Exhibit

Snort (1999) Lightweight Intrusion Detection For Networks. The USENIX... Exhibit

U.S. Pat. Publication No. 2019/0199751 A1 (“Lipman”) Exhibit

U.S. Provisional Patent Application 62/650,971 Exhibit

Declaration of Dr. Michael Franz Exhibit

Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Michael Franz Exhibit

Special Publication (SP) 800-92 “Guide to Computer Security Log Management, Exhibit

“Extended Log File Format, W3C Working Draft WD-logfile-960323,” 1997 (WBM) Exhibit

U.S. Provisional Patent Application 63/240,818 Exhibit

Threat Intelligence Cloud, Leveraging the Global Threat Community to Pre... Exhibit

U.S. Provisional Patent Application 62/590,986 Exhibit

Generated Comparison of the PDF Spec. of ‘621 Patent and USP 10,419,469 Exhibit

U.S. Patent 10,986,114 Exhibit

Suricata (2009) Intrusion Detection/Intrusion Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS) Exhibit

U.S. Patent Application 17/836,813 Exhibit

Cisco, “The Shadow IT Dilemma” Exhibit

Petition: as filed PETITION

U.S. Patent 11,689,553 Exhibit

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2018/0288045 A1 (“Karunakaran”) Exhibit