Jurors found Samsung guilty of willfully infringing on Apple patents in creating its own mobile products. CISOs need to be mindful of where the software their enterprises use is being sourced from. Patents who have intellectual property rights covering various aspects of information security systems may be inspired by the results of the Apple-Samsung verdict to undertake their own enforcement actions. Chief information security officers need to understand the source of the software they’re using, says patent attorney Jim Denaro. Denaro: “It’s a very good question for end-users to be sued for patent infringement””]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/preventing-patent-lawsuit-a-5112