This document is a formal request from Fortinet, Inc. to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for confidential treatment of certain materials submitted as part of an equipment authorization application. Specifically, Fortinet seeks to withhold from public inspection schematics, block diagrams, operational descriptions, and software operational descriptions related to the equipment in question.
Fortinet argues that these materials contain valuable trade secrets and proprietary information that are not customarily released to the public. Disclosure of this information, they contend, would cause substantial competitive harm by revealing critical design and development details to competitors, potentially leading to unjustified benefits for those entities. Fortinet emphasizes the significant investment of time and resources dedicated to the research, design, and development of the product(s) in question.
The request is made pursuant to 47 CFR §§ 0.457 and 0.459, which govern the confidentiality of information submitted to the FCC. Fortinet also clarifies that the FCC should not access Fortinet source code or reverse engineer any Fortinet products.
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Fortinet argues that these materials contain valuable trade secrets and proprietary information that are not customarily released to the public. Disclosure of this information, they contend, would cause substantial competitive harm by revealing critical design and development details to competitors, potentially leading to unjustified benefits for those entities. Fortinet emphasizes the significant investment of time and resources dedicated to the research, design, and development of the product(s) in question.
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