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===Controversy=== ====Syrian surveillance==== In November 2011, during the [[2011 Syrian uprising]], NetApp was named as one of several companies whose products were being used in the Syrian government crackdown. The equipment was allegedly sold to the Syrians by an authorized NetApp reseller.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-15/companies-that-aid-syria-crackdown-deserve-sanctions-slap-view.html |title=Companies That Aid Syria Crackdown Deserve Sanctions' Slap: View |publisher=Businessweek |date=November 14, 2011 |access-date=March 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502133353/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-15/companies-that-aid-syria-crackdown-deserve-sanctions-slap-view.html |archive-date=May 2, 2013 }}</ref> On April 7, 2014, NetApp was notified by the US Department of Commerce "that it had completed its review of this matter and determined that NetApp had not violated the U.S. export laws", and that the file on the matter had been closed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.netapp.com/us/company/news/syria.aspx |title=NetApp response to allegations of potential use of equipment in Syria|publisher=NetApp |date=April 9, 2014 |access-date=May 23, 2014}}</ref> ====Legal dispute with Sun Microsystems==== In September 2007, NetApp started proceedings against [[Sun Microsystems]], claiming that the [[ZFS]] File System developed by Sun infringed its patents.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.news.com/NetApp-files-patent-suit-against-Sun/2100-1014_3-6206194.html | title = NetApp files patent suit against Sun | date = September 5, 2007 | access-date = October 25, 2007 | archive-date = October 13, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081013231955/http://www.news.com/NetApp-files-patent-suit-against-Sun/2100-1014_3-6206194.html }}</ref> The following month, Sun announced plans to countersue based on alleged misuse by NetApp of Sun's own patented technology.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.news.com/8301-13580_3-9803882-39.html| title = Sun plans to countersue NetApp| date = October 24, 2007| access-date = October 25, 2007| archive-date = August 21, 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080821213101/http://www.news.com/8301-13580_3-9803882-39.html}}</ref> Several of NetApp's patent claims were rejected on the basis of [[prior art]] after re-examination by the [[United States Patent and Trademark Office]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.sun.com/lawsuit/zfs/ | title = NetApp Patent Lawsuit Against ZFS Open Source Technology | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101109044219/http://www.sun.com/lawsuit/zfs/|archive-date=November 9, 2010|access-date = August 13, 2010}}</ref> On September 9, 2010, NetApp announced an agreement with [[Oracle Corporation]] (the new owner of Sun Microsystems) to dismiss the suits.<ref> {{cite web| url = https://www.arnnet.com.au/article/360107/oracle_netapp_agree_settle_zfs_patent_litigation/?fp=2&fpid=1/oracle_netapp_agree_settle_zfs_patent_litigation | title = Oracle, NetApp agree to settle ZFS patent litigation | date = September 10, 2010 | access-date = January 6, 2024|publisher=ARN}}</ref>
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