Hikvision, Dahua, Reolink Sued over Image Sensor Patents

** ******, *****-***** ****** ******** *** accused *********, *****, *** ******* ** violating ******* ******** ** ***** ******* in ****** ** ****** *** ***** doorbell ********.

** **** ****, ** ******* *** technology *** ******* *****, *** ******** that *** ******* ** ******* *** patents, *** ** *******’* ********** ***** record ********* ******* **** *** ******.

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** ******* ***, *** ********, ***** lawsuits ** ******* **** ******* ********* and ***** ******** ***** ******** ********* at ***** *** ** **** *******: U.S. ****** ***.*,***,***,*,***,***,*,***,*******,***,***.

***** ****** ****, ** ******* *** also **** ******* ******** ****** ********* Reolink, ***** ***********, *** ******** ******** Technology **** ******* ********** ** *** of *** *******: ‘*** *** ‘***. All ** ***** ***** ****** *******.

*** ******** **** ***** * **** against ****** ** ****** **** *** Axis ************** ** ******* **** **** the **** *** *******, *** **** of ***** ***** **** ******* **** voluntarily *********.

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****** ******* **** *** ****, *** patents ** *** ******** *** ******* image *******, ********** ** ***** *******, or ******* ** ************* *** **********.

*** ‘*** ******, ****** ***. **, 2011, ** ******** “***** ****** ********* and********** **** ****** *******.”

********* ** *** ********, ** ****** “an ***** ****** ********* *** ** integrated **** ******” ** ******* *********:

** *** ***** ****** ********* **** the ********** **** ******, *** ***** sensor ********* ********* * **** *** a **** ******. *** **** *** light-sensing ********, ***** ********** ****, *** a ********** *******.

*** ‘*** ******, ****** ***** *, 2005, ** ******** “***** ****** ****** and ****** *** ************* *** ****.”** ******** *** *** ****** ****** with *** ********* *********** ** *** module:

*** ***** ****** ****** ******** * substrate, * ************** **** ******* ** the *********, * ********* ** ***** for ************ ********** *** ************** **** to *** *********, * ***** ***** mounted ** *** ********* ** ******** the ************** ****, *** * **** barrel ****** **** * ******* ** a ****** ******* *** ** ******** thread ** ** ***** **** *******.

*** ‘*** ******, ****** ***** *, 2007, ** ******** “***** ****** *******.” According ** *** ****** ********, *** patent ****** ** ***** ****** ****** that ******** “* *********, ***** *****, a ************** ****, * **** ******, and * **** ******.” *** ******** further ******:

*** ********* *** ** ***** *******, and * ***** ******* ** ***** second ********** *** ******. *** ***** layer ** ******** ** *** ***** surface ** *** *********, * ****** formed ******* *** ***** ***** *** substrate. *** ************** **** ** ******* on *** ***** ******* ** *** substrate *** ******* ****** *** ******.

*** ‘*** ******, ****** ***. **, 2012, ** ******** “********* ********* *** an ***** ****** ******* *** ****** for ************* *** ****.” *** ********* is * “********* ********* *** ** image ****** *******” ***** “******** * bottom **** *** * ***** *****,” according ** *** ********.

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*** ****** **** *** ** ***** surface ****** **** * ********* ** first **********, *** * ***** ******* formed **** * ********* ** ****** electrodes. ** ********** ***** ** ****** between *** ***** ********** *** ** direct ******* ******* **** *** ***** surface ** *** ****** ****.

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** ** *******’* ****** ***** ** lawsuits, *** **** ********* *********** ****** to********* **************** ********. ** ** ******* ** * product ********* ********** *** ‘*** ******, KT ******* ********** *** ********* ** Network ****** (**-*********-**), ***** ******** “** image ****** ********* **** ** ********** lens ******.”

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*** ***** ****** ********* ** *** Accused ******** ********* * ****** ****** a ******* **** *** * ******* surface ** * ****** ** *** holder, ******* *** ******* ******* ** combined **** *** ***** *******, *** at ***** *** **** ********** ******** inside *** ******* **** *** ********** with *** ******.

** ******* ******* ********* ** ********* the ‘*** ****** **** *** ********* DS-HD1 ***** ******** ******, ***** ***** similar ********, “** ********* ** ***** sensor ****** ** ** ******* ** a ******* ******* *****.”

“*** ***** ****** ********* ** *** Accused ******** ********* * ********* ****** an ***** ******* ****** **** * plurality ** ***** ********** ******, *** a ***** ******* ****** **** * plurality ** ****** ********** ******, ***** is ************ ********* ** *** ******* circuit *****,” ********* ** *** *********. It **** “********* * ************** **** mounted ** *** ***** ******* ** the *********.”

** ******* ******* **** *** ********* DS-HD1 ***** ******** ****** **** ********* the ‘*** *** ‘*** *******.

** *** ********* ******* *****, ** Imaging **** **** *** ******* ******** the ‘*** ****** **** ******** **** included *** ***** *** ** *.*** ePoE **** ****** ******* ****** (*******), and *** ‘*** ****** **** ******** such ** *** ******* *** *** Webcam (******). *** ******* *** *** Webcam (******) *** ******* ******** **** violated *** ‘*** ******, ** ******* alleged.

*****’* *** **** ***** ******** (***-****) infringed *** ‘*** ****** **** *** “********* ********* *** ** ***** ****** package,” ********* ** *** *********. *** c******** ******** ****** ** *** ***** sensor **** ******** ********** *******.

***** ********* ******** *** ‘*** ****** with **** **** * ***** ********, including ****** *** ******* *******, ***** doorbells, *** *******, *** **** ********, and ** ******** *** ‘*** ****** with *** ***** **** ***** ******** 2K, ********* ** ** *******. ******* was ******* ** *** **** ** violating *** ‘*** ****** **** **** than *** ***** ********* ********, *** infringing *** ‘*** ****** **** *** Reolink ***** * ******.

** ******* ******* **** ******** ******** infringed *** ‘*** ****** **** **** than ** ********* ****** ******** ********* the ******** ***** ****** ***. *** patent ****** ******* *** ******* **** infringed *** ‘*** ****** **** *** Wansview ***** **** ******** ****** **.

KT *******’* ***** ******

**** *** ********* ** *** ***** case, ***** *** ***** ** *** Southern ******** ** *****, *** ** the ****** ******** **** ***** ** federal ***** *** *** ******* ******** of *****, * ******* *** *** patent **********. * ****** ***** ** the ********, *** *** ******** * patent ******, *** ***** ** **** to **** ***** ** ******* ** all ******* ****** ***** ** *** country,********* ** *******.

******* ******** **** *** ***** *** also **** ******* ** ************ ** being ******** ** “****** ******,” * colloquial **** *** ********* *** *** patents ****** ** ******** **** ******* lawsuits. ******* **** **** **** ** distribute ****** ***** **** ****** ***** judges ** *** *****.

** ******* *** * ******* *************** *** ** ********* *******. ******* for *** ******* *** *** ******* to ****’* ******* *** *******.

***** ****,*** **** ***** **** **** *** dozen ****** ******** ******* **** ********* including *****, ******, *********, **, *******, and **** ************. *** ***** **** was "********" ** ***** ****, ********* to ***** *********, *** ***** ** any ********** **** *** *********. *** case ******* ******* *** ********* ** November **** ***** *** *********** ******* agreed ** ** *********** "********** *** license *********."

** ******* ****** ** ******* *** case ******* ****** ** ***** **** without ********** ******* ** *** ******* or ******** *** ******. *** **** filed * ****** ** ***** **** stating *** **** ******* **** *** been "********," *** ******* ********** ******* terms.

*** ****** ******** ***** * ****** in ******* **** ** *** **** against ********* ******* **** *** ******* had ******* * **********, *** ** further ***** **** *****. *** ** lawsuit *** ******* ** *** ******* in ***** **** ******* *** ********** of ******* **** *** ******* * settlement.