Pierson Ferdinand Secures Complete Victory For Defendant Egnyte, Inc. in Patent Infringement Suit
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Wilmington, DE – August 4, 2025 – Pierson Ferdinand LLP (“PierFerd” or the “Firm”), one of the world’s fastest-growing law firms, secured summary judgment on behalf of its client Egnyte, Inc. (“Egnyte”) in a patent infringement action brought by Topia Technology, Inc. (“Topia”) in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The ruling from Judge Christopher J. Burke follows nearly four years of litigation conducted by PierFerd partners Ryan T. Beard, Esq., as lead counsel, along with John T. Gutkoski, Esq., Christopher R. Kinkade, Esq., Carl D. Neff, Esq., and Armon Shahdadi, Esq. This total defense victory continues to demonstrate PierFerd’s extensive patent litigation experience and capabilities, and the Team’s client commitment.
Topia accused Egnyte of infringing six separate patents directed to a specific form of automatic local synchronization of digital files between a user’s devices. Egnyte consistently denied any infringement of Topia’s patents, now recognized as a matter of law.
The summary judgment was granted by Judge Burke on the eve of a full jury trial scheduled for July 28, 2025. Egnyte’s achievement in winning the case follows PierFerd’s detailed strategy of demonstrating the limited coverage of Topia’s patents in contrast to the definitions argued by Topia, resulting in a definitive finding that Egnyte’s products cannot and do not infringe any of Topia’s patents.
Joel M. Ferdinand, Co-Chairman of Pierson Ferdinand, said:
“Egnyte’s victory is a fantastic result. The entire PierFerd Team shares in Egnyte’s success, as the victory demonstrates our team’s significant litigation capability. Their hard work and substantial patent infringement experience is to their credit. The result for Egnyte is emblematic of the high-quality, Partner-led work we perform on behalf of our clients, and it reinforces our reputation for excellence across Departments and Practices at PierFerd. We are delighted for Egnyte.”
Ryan T. Beard, Partner at Pierson Ferdinand and lead counsel, commented:
“We are proud to have achieved this favorable result for Egnyte, defending it against the patent infringement claims brought by Topia Technology. This four-year litigation required a sound legal strategy from inception, combating Topia’s allegations, and repeatedly demonstrating that Egnyte’s enterprise products do not infringe Topia’s patents. The judgment, entered on the eve of trial, emphasizes our continued commitment to going the distance for our clients and working closely with them to secure the victory to which they are entitled. I could not be prouder of the Team’s hard work in this matter or happier for our client, Egnyte.”
Egnyte is a provider of secure content collaboration and governance solutions, providing businesses with cloud-based content intelligence, governance, and collaboration tools through a unified intelligent content platform. Egnyte’s solutions integrate AI, file storage, content sharing, and data security, empowering more than 22,000 enterprise customers globally to manage their IT operations efficiently across the cloud and on-premises.
Further information about Topia Technology, Inc., v. Egnyte, Inc., (Civil Action No. 21-1821-CJB) can be found here.
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