FORM 20-F - Check Point
FORM 20-F - Check Point
FORM 20-F - Check Point
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We have six U.S. patents, over 25 U.S. patents pending, and additional patents issued and patent<br />
applications pending worldwide. Our efforts to protect our proprietary rights may not be adequate or our<br />
competitors may independently develop technology that is similar but is based on our technology. Additional<br />
details are provided in “Item 3 – Key Information” under the caption “Risk Factors – Risks Relating to Our<br />
Business and Our Market – We may not be able to successfully protect our intellectual property rights”.<br />
Effect of Government Regulation on our Business<br />
Information concerning regulation is provided in “Item 5 – Operating and Financial Review and<br />
Products” under the caption “Taxes on income” and in “Item 10 – Additional Information” under the caption<br />
“Israeli taxation, foreign exchange regulation and investment programs.”<br />
Organizational Structure<br />
We are organized under the laws of the State of Israel. We wholly own the subsidiaries listed below,<br />
directly or through other subsidiaries, unless otherwise specified in the footnotes below:<br />
NAME OF SUBSIDIARY COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION<br />
<strong>Check</strong> <strong>Point</strong> Software Technologies, Inc. United States of America (Delaware)<br />
<strong>Check</strong> <strong>Point</strong> Software Technologies (Canada) Inc. Canada<br />
<strong>Check</strong> <strong>Point</strong> Software Technologies (Japan) Ltd. Japan<br />
<strong>Check</strong> <strong>Point</strong> Software Technologies (Singapore) PTE Ltd. Singapore<br />
<strong>Check</strong> <strong>Point</strong> Software Technologies (Netherlands) B.V. Netherlands<br />
<strong>Check</strong> <strong>Point</strong> Holding (Singapore) PTE Ltd. Singapore<br />
<strong>Check</strong> <strong>Point</strong> Holding (Singapore) PTE Ltd. – US Branch (1) United States of America (New York)<br />
<strong>Check</strong> <strong>Point</strong> Software Technologies Cayman Islands Cayman Islands<br />
Israel <strong>Check</strong> <strong>Point</strong> Software Technologies Ltd. China (2) China<br />
C.P.S.T. Sweden Holdings AB Sweden<br />
Protect Data AB Sweden<br />
SofaWare Technologies Ltd. (3) Israel<br />
NFR Technologies, Inc. United States of America (Delaware)<br />
NFR Security, Inc United States of America (Delaware)<br />
Zone Labs, L.L.C. United States of America (California)<br />
_______________________<br />
(1) Branch of <strong>Check</strong> <strong>Point</strong> Holding (Singapore) PTE Ltd.<br />
(2) Branch of <strong>Check</strong> <strong>Point</strong> Software Technologies Ltd.<br />
(3) We own 64% of the outstanding equity of SofaWare (57% on a fully diluted basis) as of December 31, <strong>20</strong>07.<br />
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