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VirnetX Receives PTAB Decisions
VirnetX Plans to Appeal Decisions ZEPHYR COVE, Nev., July 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- VirnetX™ Holding Corporation (NYSE AMERICAN: VHC), an Internet security
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[{"type":"text","content":"VirnetX Plans to Appeal Decisions\n\n\nZEPHYR COVE, Nev., July 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- VirnetX™ Holding Corporation (NYSE AMERICAN: VHC), an Internet security software and technology company, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board (\"PTAB\") issued decisions regarding the patentability of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,502,135 and 7,490,151 in inter partes review proceedings IPR2015-01046 and IPR2015-01047. In IPR2015-01046, the PTAB found claims 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, and 12 of the '135 patent to be unpatentable. In IPR2015-01047, the PTAB found claims 1, 2, 6-8, and 12-14 of the '151 patent to be unpatentable. Both decisions are subject to, inter alia, appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. \n\"We strongly disagree with the PTAB's findings in the decisions issued today,\" said Kendall Larsen, VirnetX CEO and President. \"We intend to consider all available options to rectify the PTAB's decisions.\"\nAbout VirnetX\nVirnetX Holding Corporation is an Internet security software and technology company with patented technology for secure communications including 4G LTE and 5G security. The Company's software and technology solutions, including its secure domain name registry and Gabriel Connection Technology™, are designed to facilitate secure communications and to create a secure environment for real-time communication applications such as instant messaging, VoIP, smart phones, e-Readers and video conferencing. The Company's patent portfolio includes over 190 U.S. and foreign granted patents/validations and pending applications. For more information, please visit http://www.virnetx.com/.\nForward-Looking Statements\nStatements in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact, including the statement regarding the the expected benefits of and potential for revenue resulting from VirnetX's (the \"Company\") collaboration with PEDLOX Inc., may constitute \"forward-looking statements\" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on expectations, estimates and projections, and certain assumptions made by management and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause the actual results of the Company to be materially d...