Axis / Avigilon Legal Battle Rises

By: IPVM Team, Published on Aug 09, 2018

In what is shaping up to be high-powered, will-not-back-down battle, Axis and Avigilon are squaring off in multiple legal contests.

In 2017, IPVM broke the news that Canon / Axis sued Avigilon for patent infringement. Since then, Avigilon was acquired by Motorola. However, the legal issues have not subsided.

In the past year, and specifically in the past month, Avigilon has sued Axis, Axis has moved to invalidate a 4th Avigilon patent and the battle is rising. Inside this note, we examine the legal matters, the parent companies (Canon and Motorola), what Axis is attempting to invalidate and who has most to lose.

** **** ** ******* up ** ** ****-*******, will-not-back-down ******, **** *** Avigilon *** ******** *** in ******** ***** ********.

** ****, **** ***** the **** ********* / **** **** Avigilon *** ****** ************. ***** ****,******** *** ******** ** Motorola. *******, *** ***** issues **** *** ********.

** *** **** ****, and ************ ** *** past *****, ******** *** sued ****, **** *** moved ** ********** * 4th ******** ****** *** the ****** ** ******. Inside **** ****, ** examine *** ***** *******, the ****** ********* (***** and ********), **** **** is ********** ** ********** and *** *** **** to ****.

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Executive ******* - ******* **** ******* ****

******** *** * ******* of ***** ******* ** a ********* *** ********* weapon (******** **** ** *** did *********). **** ** ******** against ****, **** **** their ***** *****'* ******* as **** ** ***** means ** ********** ********'*. Avigilon, ****** **** ******* down, *** **** **** for ********* ** *** related ** *** ** the ******* **** **** is ********** ** **********.

************, **** ** ********** with** *** ********* ** petitioner*** **** ** ****** owner (****: ******* ********* version ****** **). ********, by **********, ** ********** with* ********* ** ************** ********* ** * patent *****.

4 ******** ******* **** ***** ** **********

**** *** ***** **** against * ******** *******, including * **** ******** acquired **** ***********, ****** below:

  • *******- ****** *** ****** for * ************ ****** for ************ ******** *** surveillance *******,******** ********-**-**
  • *******- ***** ******** **** detection ****** *** ******, Priority ********-**-**(**** ***********)
  • *******- ***** ********, ******** date****-**-**(**** ***********)
  • *******- ***** ********, ******** date****-**-**(**** ***********)

***** ** ***** *******, with *** ********, ************ *****:

*** * *********** ******* are **** ** ***** analytics *** ***** ** quite *********** ** ********'* patent ********* *** ********* agreements **** ******* *********. The ******** **** *** is **** ******* ** it ******* ** *********** camera *************.

** ** *******, ******* *** ******** ******* Avigilon's *********** (*** *** patent), ****** ** ** "unpatentable":

********, **** ****** *** Patent ****** ********* ********** that ******* ** *** 607 ****** *** ******* Avigilon ******, ***, **** similar ****** **** **** issued * "****** ****** rejection":

**** **** ***** **** during ** ****** ****** during *** ******* ****** for *** ******, *** Patent ***** *** ****** Board (****) ********* **** aspects ** *** *** patent **** ********** **** in ***** ******* ** was ********* ** *** same *** ***** ****.

Avigilon *** ******* ******* ****

** ***** **, **** ******* complaint ****** ******* ****, Avigilon****** ****, ** ******** the *****-********* ***, ******** an *** *** *** companies *** ********.

*******, ********'* ******* *** heavily ******** ** **** were******* ********** ** *** publicly******** ************ ***********. ***********, Avigilon ***** ***** *** closely ******* **** ** to *** *** ** the '*** ******:

******** ** ********** *** IPR ** ***** ** district *****, ** *** excerpts ***** *******:

********, ******** ** ******* damages, ****** *** ****** is *** *********:

Canon / **** ******* *********

** *** ***** ** that ******* *** *** multiple *** *******, *** original ***** ******* ** Avigilon *********. ***** ********* to ****** **** ******** is ********* *** ******* with ******** ***** ********** that *****'* ******* *** invalid. *** *******,**** ***** (****** ****), Avigilon ********* *** **** recent ******** ******* *** ****:

**** ******* *********.

Motorola ***********

******** *** ***** ******** since ***** ****, ** it ** ***** **** Motorola ** ********** **** ongoing ***** ****** **** Canon / ****. ********, with * ~$** ******* market *********, *** *** be ** ***** ** Canon, *** ** ***** quite ***** ******. ******, Motorola ** *** ****** of ***** ***********, *** example,******** *** ****** ********** against ******* ************ ******(*** ** *** ********* like ***** *** ********* being ****** ** *** US ****).

More ** **** - ********

***** ******** *** **** aggressively **** ******* *** revenue ********** *** ********* competitive ********, **** *** reviews ********* *** ***, Avigilon ***** **** ************* if ***** **** ******* are ***********. ** ********, Axis / ***** **** not **** ******* ** that *** *** *** engaging **** ***********. *******, Axis ***** ***** **** since ******** ** ******* showing ** ** ******* to ***** ****, ****** by ***** *** ***** Motorola.

Poll / ****

Comments (18)

Undisclosed Integrator #1

08/09/18 08:35pm

*** **** **** ******* **** *** *** *******. **** **** make ******** *** *** ****** ** ******* ****** ******. * am ********** ** *** *** **** ***** *** ******, * know *****/**** ***** * ********** ****** ** ** ***** *** Camera *******, ** **** ** *********** ** *** *** **** of ***** **** *** ** *** **** ****** ** ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 08/09/18 08:40pm

* **** *****/**** ***** * ********** ****** ** ** ***** and ****** *******, ** **** ** *********** ** *** *** many ** ***** **** *** ** *** **** ****** ** months.

**** ** *** **** ** '**** ***'? ******* *** ****** record, *.*.,****** ****** ****** ******* *** '**** **************'.

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to John Honovich | 08/09/18 10:48pm

********, **** ***** **** *** **** ***** ****** **********. ***** potential *********, ***. ***** *** *** ****** **** *****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 08/10/18 12:00pm

**** **** *** **** * ***** ****** ** *********** ********* competitors *** ****** *********, *** ******** ** ********. *** *******,****** **** *** ******* (** ********** *******)*** **** *** ************ ******* ********* *** ***** ******** ****.

Undisclosed #2

08/09/18 09:05pm

********** ********, ****!

Undisclosed #2

08/11/18 02:51am

Edward Knoch

08/12/18 04:25pm

**** *****'* **** **** ******* ** *** (********** **** *********) and ****** ********** - ***** ** ** *** **** ******** extends **** ****** **** ***** **** ** ***********. ***** *** a *** ***** **** ***** **** *** ****** ******** ***** in **** - * ***'* ******* **** ******** ** ***** parent *** *** ******** / ***** / *********** ** ******** to ***** *** *** *******-******* ** *****. **** *** **** go **** *** **** **** ** ******* **** ***** ******* the *******. **** ****, * ** ***** **** **** **** of ************ ********** **** ****-*** ****** ** **********. ** *** a ***** - ** *** ****** **** ** *** **** - ******* ************ ** "*******" *** *** "******". * ******* some ********* **** ****** *** ******, ****-*** ** ********** *** remuneration ** ******. ******* **** *** ** *** ****** *** regulated (**********) ****** *** ********** *** ********** *** ****** ** enhance ********** *** ******** *** *****. ********* ** ***** ** a **** ******* ** ******* ***, ** ****, ********* ** define.

* **** **** **** *** ** ******* *** **** ******* a *********, ********** ***** ****** ***** **** ****** ********** *** ensure ******** ** **** ******** ** *****.

** - ***** *** *** ******. **** **** ****** ********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Edward Knoch | 08/12/18 04:43pm

* ***'* ******* **** ******** ** ***** ****** *** *** capacity / ***** / *********** ** ******** ** ***** *** the *******-******* ** *****. **** *** **** ** **** *** some **** ** ******* **** ***** ******* *** *******.

**, **** ********* ** *** ******** ***** **** **** * few ***** *** *** *** ******* *** *********. **** ***** Avigilon (**** *** ******* ********** ** ***** ***** ********) ***** to ******** ** *****. **** ** ********** ***** ** **** such *** ********** ** *** **** ** * ****** *** a ******* **** **** ** **** / *****. ***** ** might ***** * ******* **********, ** ** **** ** ******* that ****-************ **** ** *********** ** ****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

In reply to Edward Knoch | 08/14/18 05:13am

***** ****** **** ***** ******** (********'* *** *****) ***'* ** the **** ***** ** ****** ****** ** *****, **** ** have *,**** ** ******* **** ******* ******* **,***+ ******* *** to ****** **** *** ****** ******** ******** ********. ****, **** have * ******* ** ************ ********* ***** ******* ** ***** (see: ****** **** ********), *** **** * ********** ********* ******** of ***** *** ....

Undisclosed Integrator #3

08/13/18 08:51am

*** ***** **-****** **** *** * ****** ****** *** "** one ****". ** *** **** *** ** *** ***** ***** tariff's *** ************ ******** - *** ****** *** **** **** no ****** ** **** ********* **** ** ******* ** * greater ** ****** ******.

*** ******* *** *** **** ******* - **** ********* ************* and ********** ** **** ***** ******* ******* ** ***** ** integrity.

**'* ** *********** ****** ****** *** *** ************ ******* ***** each **** ***** *****. *'* ** *** ******* **** ***** will ***** ** *** *** *** ******** **** ** ******** damaged, ********** *** *** ** ******** ** *** ********* *******. the ******** ****** ** *** ** * **** ** ***, rather **** ****** **** ** ********'* *******.

*** ***** ** **** *****-********* ****** ***** *********. **** ********* many **** *** ********* *** **** ************ *** **** ******* done ** ***** ** ****** ** ********. **** ** * battle **** *** *** ****** ** **** (** *** ****) so **** ***'*.

******** *** **** ********** *** ****** ** **** *** *** to *** ***** *** ***** *** ** ******** - *** now. *** **** * ******** ****, **'** *** * ************ of *** ******** ****** ********** **** ** ******** *** ** grips **** *** ******* **** ** *** ***** **. **** Brown *** **** *** *********** ** ****** ********, ** *** basis ** ********** **** ********* ***** ** ****** *** * potential *********** (****** **** *********) - ****** *** ************* **** Canon *** ******* ********** **** *** *** *** ****** ****** and ******** ** **** ** *** *********.

** *** *** *********** ** **** **. ********, *** **** is **** * ******* *** *** ***** **. ******** *********. Strangely, ** ******** **** ********* **** **** *** ********* ** their ****** *** ********* - **** ****, ********, ******** ** a **** ******* ********** *** ***** **** **** **** **** Hikvision ** *** **** ****.

**** **** **** ****.....

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 08/13/18 11:13am

*** ******** ****** ** *** ** * **** ** ***, rather **** ****** **** ** ********'* *******.

***! ******** ** ******** ;) *** *** ****** **** ** America's *****-****** ********* ** *** *****.

**** ***** [******** ********* ***] *** **** *** *********** ** buying ********, ** *** ***** ** ********** **** ********* ***** be ******

** ******** **** / ******* **** ********* ***** ** ****** for ** ********** *** **** * ****** ***** **** ******** Avigilon? ** **, ***** **** ** **** * ***** **** there. ** *** ***********, ***** *** *********'* '**********' *** **** favorable ** **** *** ********, **?

Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to John Honovich | 08/13/18 11:38am

***** ****** - **** *****!**** ******* **** *** ** *** ***** *******?

* *** ******* ** *** ** ********* ** **** **-******.

*** **** ***** ********** ******** ****, **** ** ***.

*** ********** *****, ********** ** ********** ** **** *** ********. It's ***** *****-*********** **** **** ****** *** *********. ** *** watch ***** ******, ***'** **** **** *** ***** ****** **** other ******** **** **** ***** **** - *** ****'* ******* what **** ****** **** - **** ** **** ****, *** spat **** ****** ** *** ** ************ ******** ***.

****** **** *** * ******, ** **********, *** *** *****, Motorola's ***** **** ** ***** **** ** ***** ** ********** as *** **** *** ******* ***********'*. ********* *** ********* **** want ** ****** ******** *** **** *** *********** ** **** talk *** - *** *** ***** ** ***** * ********* battle ******* ***** *** ******** - ***** **** **** ** damaged *** *** **** ** ******* - *** ******* ***** us **** ******* *** **** **** **.

**** ** **** **** **** * ***** ******* ********'* ****** commercial ****** *** ** ***** **** ***** ** *** ****, albeit **** ******* *******. ****** ** **** ***** *** ***** to ***** ******* ** **** ********* ****** ***** ** **** to **** *** ***** ** * ***** *** ******* **** does *** ****** ********.

Gary Gibson

In reply to John Honovich | 09/19/18 06:12pm

********'* ********* ******** ****** *** *****/********* ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | 08/13/18 01:37pm

**********: ** ******* ******* **** ***** **** ** **** *** Axis ** * ****** *****. **** ** *****. ***** *** none. *** ***** *** ***** '****' ** '**** **************' *** the ****** ****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

08/13/18 05:10pm

***** ****** ** ******* **** *** *** ** *** **** to ***...

Undisclosed Integrator #3

08/16/18 04:44pm

****** ****** ******** ***** **** ***** ** *** ** ******, *****, ***** ** ********* ******* * ****** ******** *** when ***** *** ***** *** ***- *** ***** ****** **** ******* **** * ** ********* giant ***** **** ***** ** ***....** ******* *** (*****) "**** shameless *** ***".

**** *****'...….

Michael Miller

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 08/16/18 05:24pm

******** ********* ** * ********* ******* **** ******** ********.

Gary Gibson

09/19/18 06:17pm

**** ** ***** ******* ******? ***** **** **'** **** * flurry ** ********** ***** ********* **********.

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