"We take this very seriously," said Pleczko."Our legal counsel and our engineering team have spent more than two weeks examining the suit, and we can't find any validity to the claim that we infringe on their patents. We don't agree with the claims made in the suit, and will vigorously defend ourselves...We fully expect to prevail."

Pleczko mentioned that the Quest suit identifies two Idera products for patent infingement: SQL mobile manager and SQL diagnostic manager. Pleczko says both products will continue to be marketed, sold and supported while the suit is in progress.

"There's also been some conjecture online [in an industry technology blog] that alleges criminal behaviour on Idera's part, and that is completely inaccurate," Pleczko said. "This is a civil case, not a criminal case, and neither Quest [nor anyone else] has accused us of criminal behavior. Any information to the contrary is completely false."

An attorney from Howrey representing Idera mentioned that the suit is in the discovery phase, in which participants collect documents and information from each other in preparation for the case. This period can take an indeterminate amount of time, with an eventual trial being anywhere from 6 months to 2 years away.