![]() Our foundational innovations define Splunk’s reputation and brand, and we remain committed to taking the appropriate and necessary steps to protect them for the benefit of all our stakeholders. Splunk has long been a pioneer and leader in the data platform industry, as evidenced by the well over 1,000 U.S. ![]() While we have asked the Court to require Cribl to stop using Splunk’s intellectual property and to fairly compensate Splunk, we have not asked the Court to shut Cribl down nor are we blocking interoperability with Cribl. Splunk is not changing how it works with customers and partners, and looks forward to continuing to help them leverage Splunk to drive great insights and effective results. Unfortunately, Cribl’s refusal to act ethically, its willful disregard of intellectual property rights, and its coordinated campaign of misappropriation left Splunk no choice but to file a lawsuit as a last resort to right a wrong and protect the intellectual property that our customers rely on every day to manage their most critical security and observability needs. We first attempted to resolve our issues with Cribl privately. We are not a litigious company by nature, and we did not take this action lightly. The software that Cribl markets to its customers infringes numerous Splunk patents, despite Cribl’s awareness of our patents. In addition, Cribl has used Splunk’s copyrighted software in conjunction with its software development work and marketing, despite having no license to do so. Sharp actively participated in this effort, recruiting Splunk employees to join Cribl and encouraging them to bring Splunk confidential material with them. As described in our complaint, Cribl has also improperly solicited important technical and business documents from departing Splunk employees and then used those documents to further develop its software and interfere with our customer relationships. Since Cribl launched its first product, developed using code that was unlawfully taken from Splunk, Cribl has engaged in a calculated campaign to undermine Splunk and compete unfairly against us in the market. Our complaint asserts that Cribl illegitimately built its business through the misappropriation and unlawful use of Splunk’s proprietary intellectual property. You can find a press release about the case here. Today, we filed an intellectual property infringement and unfair competition lawsuit against Cribl for, among other things, misappropriating and misusing Splunk source code and confidential technical and business documents, as well as willfully infringing other Splunk intellectual property. As a responsible and ethical company, we take very seriously our responsibility to protect our intellectual property while also respecting the intellectual property rights of others. Splunk was founded on the principle of removing barriers between data and action, and one of the company’s primary goals is to empower Splunk’s customers and partners to transform their organizations with data. ![]()
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