A number of big companies such as online streaming company Netflix, multinational technology company Yahoo Inc., and popular retail chain Target, among others, have been sued by CryptoPeak Solutions for allegedly violating a patent dealing with encryption technology, an Internet security protocol called HTTPS.

In the lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas last Monday, November 30, CryptoPeak claimed that the firms infringed on an encryption patent that it has ownership of which concerns elliptic curve cryptography.

Our attorneys at Gagnon, Peacock & Vereeke, P.C. handle intellectual property cases for both plaintiffs and defendants in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex or other areas within the state of Texas. If you need legal help regarding this matter, speak with a member of our legal team by calling our offices today at (214) 824-1414.