Netskope, Inc. vs. Fortinet, Inc.

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2026-00473 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

IPR2026-00473

Filing Date

2026-09-15

Accorded Filing Date

2026-09-15

Institution Decision Date

—

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 16916237

Respondent Patent Number 11290527

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Ignacio Franzoni Martinez et al

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

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

1 Registered Practitioner

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name Law Office of Dorian Cartwright

Customer Number 88268

Address P.O. Box 6629, San Jose, CA, 95150, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
53853	Dorian Cartwright	408-394-3649

Proceeding Documents

Notice: Power of Attorney NOTICE

2026-10-06 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Notice: Mandatory Notice 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. Patent 11,171,994 (“Ramachandran”) 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: Power of Attorney NOTICE

Notice: Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Corrected Certificate of Service OTHER

Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

U.S. Patent 11,171,994 (“Ramachandran”) Exhibit

U.S. Patent Application Publication 2018/0276254 A1 (“Whitlock”) Exhibit

New Amazon EC2 Feature: Resource Tagging Exhibit

NIST Definition of Cloud Computing Exhibit

Multi-Cloud Tagging Strategies For the Win Exhibit

U.S. Patent Application Publication US 2018/0234459 A1 (“Kung”) Exhibit

Tagging Best Practices Implement an Effective AWS Resource Tagging Strategy Exhibit

Declaration of Dr. Paul Martin Exhibit

AWS vs Azure vs Google: Cloud Wars Exhibit

Tag Editor Document History Exhibit

IEEE Article “Extensible Declarative Management..." by O. Serhiienko et al. Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 11,290,527 Exhibit

Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 11,290,527 Exhibit

U.S. Patent Application Publication 2017/0063720 A1 (“Foskett”) Exhibit

Microsoft.Resources tags 2019-10-01 Exhibit

U.S. Patent Application Publication 2020/0059370 A1 (“Juniper”) Exhibit

Extensible Declarative Management of Cloud Resources across Providers Exhibit

U.S. Patent 9,444,819 (“Muppidi”) Exhibit

Notice: Power of Attorney NOTICE

Petition: as filed PETITION