BitSight Sues Black Kite

Published on 9th February 2024 Author: Ed Dante

BitSight Technologies filed a lawsuit on September 5, 2023 against competitor Black Kite (NormShield, Inc.). for patent infringement, false advertising, and deceptive trade practices.

The lawsuit alleges that Black Kite’s cyber risk management platform infringes on five BitSight patents related to methods for assessing third-party cybersecurity risk using external, publicly available data. BitSight claims it pioneered this space and has over 50 issued patents on its technology.

Additionally, BitSight alleges Black Kite has made multiple false claims in its advertising regarding its product’s capabilities compared to BitSight’s, including on factors like number of controls tracked, digital footprint discovery, ability to add new vendors quickly, and more. BitSight says these statements are provably false.

The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief and monetary damages. Specifically, it requests Black Kite be barred from continuing to infringe BitSight’s patents and make false advertising claims. It also asks for compensatory damages, including lost profits and royalties, treble and punitive damages due to willful misconduct, and recovery of Black Kite’s profits from false advertising.

The legal action asserts claims of patent infringement, false advertising under the Lanham Act, and deceptive business practices under Massachusetts law. BitSight is demanding a jury trial.

Note: This content was generated by Claude AI with light human editing by uploading the 40-page court filing. All of the other articles on the Internet about this lawsuit had a paywall.

More information about the proceedings may be found on Justia, and anyone may obtain the official court documents through the United States’s PACER System.