Axis / Avigilon Legal Battle Rises

Author: 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.

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********, ******** ** ******* *******, ****** *** ****** ** *** disclosed:

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

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

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

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

***** ******** *** **** ************ **** ******* *** ******* ********** and ********* *********** ********, **** *** ******* ********* *** ***, Avigilon ***** **** ************* ** ***** **** ******* *** ***********. By ********, **** / ***** **** *** **** ******* ** that *** *** *** ******** **** ***********. *******, **** ***** still **** ***** ******** ** ******* ******* ** ** ******* to ***** ****, ****** ** ***** *** ***** ********.

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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