Fear Of HID Lawsuits Intimidate The Industry
The hidden truth of access control is that HID's oppressive legal tactics intimidate the industry, with companies either scared of crossing HID or being on HID's payroll.
In this report, we examine 15 HID lawsuits and the behind-the-scenes tactics and impact of how HID operates.
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******, ** ****** **** *** ********** (outside ** ***** *** ****** *******). Operating ********* ********* ** *** *** competitors, ** ***** *** ** ******** security. ***** **** ******** ****** ************, they *** ********* **** ****** *** not **** ** * ******* ******* of ********* ***********.
*** ******* ** **** *************'* ********** ******** **** **** ** 2013, *** **** *** **** *** of * ******** ** ********, **** ObjectVideo ****** ****** ** ***** * viable ******** ** ***** *********. ***** ObjectVideo, **** ***, **** *** ********* threatened ****** ****, *********** *** ** longer * ******** **********, *** ******, *********** **** *** *** ******* to ********, *** ******* ********* **** ******** but ******* ********* **.
***'* ******* *** ** ************ ******* of ***'* ****** *********.
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*** ** ** ****** "*****." **************, litigation ** **** ******** ***** *******-********** ********, ***** ****** "******." ***** ****** want *****, *** **** *** ****, the **** ** ********* ** ****.
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*** *** ***** ** ***** ** lawsuits, ** ** ***** *** ** the **** ******, ** *** ******* below **********:
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WaveLynx **** ***** ***********
*** ** *** **** ****** *** likely *** **** ********** ** *** WaveLynx ****, ************* *** **** *** ****** **** and ******* * ********** **** ***.
******* ********** ****** **** ** * surprising ******* *** *** *** * win *** ********, **** ******** ***** after***, ******** **** ** ******** ****-*********** ******** ** **** ******* in *****:
********** **** ****** **anti-competitive ****** by stifling the industry and extracting unwarranted royalties from competitors....
**** ******* ** *****************’ ****** ******* in *decades-long ****** ** *nfounded *** ******** ******** ** ****** ***********...
****** **** ********* ****** ** *** market, ***************** **** ***** * ******* andpractice ** ****** ******** ******* ***** *********** ** ** ******** ****** ** stifle *********** [emphasis added]
******** ******** ** ******* ** **** about ***. ***** **** *** *** offer *** *******, ***********, *** ** otherwise, ********* ******* ******* *** ***************, non-disparagement, ***.
"Parasitic" *******
***** ***** ***,***, ******** "********* *******," **** ***** *** ******** ******** mobile ********** ***-** ******* ** *** readers (*** ******** ****** ********). *** warned **** ***** ***** ******** ***** void *** ********, *** **** ***** refuse ** ******* ********* *******:
***********, *** *** ** ************ ******* with *** *******will (*) **** *** ******** ******** ** ***** *******, *** (*) **** *** ******** ** *** ***** *** ******** (*.*., ***********, ***********, ***.) **** ** *********** with those readers. HID does not accept liability for any potential risk or damage these unauthorized devices may pose....
*** ** *** ******* ********* ******** of ***** ************ *******, *** ****not ******* ********* ******* *** *** ******* (** ********** *** ********) that use such unauthorized devices.
Private ******* *******
** ******* *** *** **** *** dozens ** ******* ******* ** *** competitors **** *** **** ******, ****** the ** ****** ********. ***** *** nature ** ***** ******* ******* ***** verifying ** ***** ***** *********** ******* of ***, ******* ******* **** *** frequently **** **, **** **** *********** signing ********** ****** ******* ***** ** court ******* ***.
Case *** ***
****** *******, ********* ***, *** *** normally ** ****** ***** ********** ** defending ***** ***** ************ ********. * case *** *** ** **** *** is ****** ********* *** ***** ********* as **** ** * ********* ***** do ** ******* **** **** ***** property *** **** **** *** ** their *******.
******, ** *** ** *** ********** cases, *** *** ****** *** ****** of *** ********** ******* *** ********** actors.
HID's ********* *** **** ** ****-*********** ********
*******, *** *********** ** *** ***** of ***'* ********** ******* ******'* *** *************** *** **** ********** *** ****** market ****** ********* ******** ***** *** ethics, ********, *** ********* ****** ** HID's *******.
Honest, **** ************
*********, **** ******** ** ******, **** conversation. *** *** ****** ***** *** competitors, ********, *** ***** ** ***, who *** ** ********* ** *** that **** ***** **** ** *********** to **** *** ***** ** ***.
*******, **** *********** *****, ********, *** associations **** ** ********** ** ***** a ***** ** ****.****, ** ** ******* *** ************** into ******, *** ********** ******* *** to ******* ** ******** ********.
** ****** ******** ****** **** ******, we **** ******* ******* ***'* ********* and *** ******* ** *** ** access *******.
***, *****-*. **'** ****** * ********** talking ***** *** *******.
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