Axis and Arecont Legal Conflict Over Multi-Imager Cameras

Author: Brian Karas, Published on Aug 17, 2017

Arecont threatened Axis.

Axis has responded by moving to invalidate an Arecont patent.

It is an important contest. Multi-imagers are Arecont's most important product offering, the key segment holding Arecont up in the race to the bottom. And multi-imagers are now a key growth market for Axis.

In this note, we examine Arecont's patent, Axis' response and the chances of Arecont successfully defending their patent.

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Comments (37)

Undisclosed Integrator #1

08/17/17 12:04pm

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 08/17/17 12:18pm

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08/17/17 12:30pm

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08/17/17 01:56pm

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 08/17/17 02:00pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #4

08/17/17 02:15pm

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 08/17/17 02:22pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #4

In reply to Brian Karas | 08/17/17 06:15pm

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 08/17/17 06:21pm

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In reply to Brian Karas | 08/22/17 01:15pm

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TED Systems | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 08/21/17 09:26pm

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TED Systems | In reply to Shannon Davis | 08/22/17 12:59pm

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Shannon Davis | 08/22/17 01:19pm

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Undisclosed End User #5

08/17/17 02:31pm

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08/17/17 02:45pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #6 | 08/17/17 03:03pm

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 08/17/17 04:40pm

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In reply to Luis Carmona | 08/21/17 07:20pm

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08/21/17 08:24am

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08/21/17 03:35pm

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #8 | 08/21/17 03:38pm

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08/21/17 05:46pm

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08/21/17 07:16pm

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Sam Eskew | 08/21/17 07:25pm

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TED Systems | In reply to Brian Karas | 08/22/17 01:22pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #9

08/22/17 12:21pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #9 | 08/22/17 01:01pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #6 | 08/22/17 01:09pm

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TED Systems | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #6 | 08/22/17 01:19pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #6 | 08/22/17 02:02pm
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 08/22/17 02:12pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #6 | 08/22/17 02:19pm

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In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #9 | 08/22/17 02:22pm

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08/22/17 02:33pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #10

In reply to Richard Hobson | 08/22/17 02:48pm

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Brian Karas

IPVM | 01/03/18 05:35pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Brian Karas | 01/03/18 03:52pm

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