CAFC Revives CosmoKey’s Authentication Patent
shot by IP News Shots / 6:19 pm on 05 October, 2021
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has reversed the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware’s ruling related to CosmoKey Solutions GmbH & Co. KG’s multifactor authentication technique patent. The district court ruled in favour of Duo Security Inc. and claimed that the patent covers only an abstract idea of identity verification to permit transaction access. CAFC overturned the ruling claiming that the technique is eligible for legal protection and is more than an abstract idea.
Industry: Cybersecurity, IT Services | Type of IP: Litigations
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