Axis Wins, Avigilon Tripwire Patent Annulled

Published Feb 06, 2019 15:17 PM

For approaching a decade, the fundamental Object Video tripwire patent has been at the core of an industry debate over patenting and video analytic usage. Now, that patent (acquired by Avigilon a few years ago) has been annulled as Axis / Canon's petition to invalidate the tripwire patent has been granted.

Inside this note, we examine the overall legal battle between Avigilon and Axis, how this was annulled and what impact it has for the industry.

Annulled ******

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Comments (15)
U
Undisclosed #1
Feb 06, 2019
IPVMU Certified

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JH
John Honovich
Feb 06, 2019
IPVM

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U
Undisclosed #1
Feb 06, 2019
IPVMU Certified

***, ****** :(

JH
John Honovich
Feb 07, 2019
IPVM

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Murat Altu
Feb 06, 2019
AxxonSoft

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
Feb 06, 2019

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
Feb 06, 2019

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JH
John Honovich
Feb 06, 2019
IPVM

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Jon Dillabaugh
Feb 07, 2019
Pro Focus LLC

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UM
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Feb 07, 2019

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U
Undisclosed #1
Feb 06, 2019
IPVMU Certified

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JH
John Honovich
Feb 07, 2019
IPVM

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Skip Cusack
Feb 07, 2019

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JH
John Honovich
Feb 07, 2019
IPVM

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Jon Dillabaugh
Feb 07, 2019
Pro Focus LLC

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