Netskope, Inc. vs. Fortinet, Inc.

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2026-00474 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

IPR2026-00474

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 16362167

Respondent Patent Number 11449623

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Matthew J. Little et al

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

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

7 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name FORTINET/Jaffery Watson Hamilton & DeSanctis LLP

Customer Number 176502

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

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
36279	Steven Skabrat	520-332-0452
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
77427	Liming Wu	408-235-7700

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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Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 11,449,623 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

Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 11,449,623 Exhibit

CSRC, A Survey Of Access Control Modules Exhibit

IBM, What is machine learning? Exhibit

U.S. Patent 10,063,654 (“Kirti”) Exhibit

CRSC, Risk Adaptive (Adaptable) Access Control Exhibit

CSRC, Policy Based Access Control (PBAC) Exhibit

International Patent Application 2015/164521 A1 (“Ford”) Exhibit

Petition: as filed PETITION

US Pat. Pub. No. 2004/0221172 ( “Stamos”) Exhibit

U.S. Patent Application Publication 2013/0232543 A1 (“Cheng”) Exhibit

Cisco, What Is Encryption? Exhibit

Microsoft, Risk-based access policies Exhibit

Notice: Power of Attorney NOTICE

Okta, RSA Encryption: Definition, Architecture, Benefits & Use Exhibit

U.S. Patent Application Publication 2009/0144813 A1 (“Bleckmann”) Exhibit

US Pat. Pub. No. 2019/0319945 (“Levy”) Exhibit

U.S. Patent 8,978,159 (“Van Dijk”) Exhibit

Declaration of Dr. Paul Martin Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 11,449,623 Exhibit