Patent Lawsuit
Barracuda Networks is being sued by Trend Micro as of 2008 for its distribution of ClamAV as part of a security package. Trend Micro claims that Barracuda's utilization of ClamAV infringes on a software patent for filtering viruses on an Internet gateway. The free software community has responded in part by calling for a boycott against Trend Micro. The boycott has been endorsed by the Free Software Foundation. Barracuda Networks counter-sued with IBM obtained patents in July 2008.
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