HID Denies Fraud, Adds 3rd Patent Infringement Allegation Against WaveLynx
Assa Abloy / HID expanded its allegations against WaveLynx adding a third alleged patent violation. It also described WaveLynx’s claims of fraud and trying to stifle competition as “misleading and inflammatory.”
Inside this note, we examine HID’s response to WaveLynx’s counterclaims and the new allegations intensifying the dispute.
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The ‘*** ******
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*** ******* ******* ************* *** *** reader ** *** ** ** * Default **** (****=*****). ** * ********** (e.g., *** ********** ****, **********, ***. and *** *********** ** ********** ***) is ********* ** *** ****** ****** an **** ******* ** ********, *** reader **** ****** ** ******* **** (path=Wiegand) *** **** *** *** *************. If ** **** ******* ** ******** at *** ****** ****** * ********** is ********* ** *** ******, *** reader **** ****** ** **** **** (path=RS485) *** **** **** *************
******** ******, **.**,***,********* ***. *, ****, *** ** “Electronic ********** ******” ***** ******** ** “auto-detect” *******, ***** *** ******'* ******** explains:
*** ********** ********** ****** ******** ** a ***** ************* **** ********* * unidirectional ************* ********* . * ************* communication ********* ** ********* . ** data ** ******** ** *** ************* communication ********* , *** ********** ********** reader ******** ** * ************* ************* mode .
***** *** ************, “******** ******** ********* at ***** ****** *-* ** *** ‘877 ******,” *** *******. *******, ******** also *** *** ******** *** ** HID’s *******-******* ******* ** “***** ***” to *** *.*. ****** ******, ******* alleged. *** ******* ** ******* ******** damages *** ********* ** *** ‘*** patent ** ******** ** *** *** others.
“*** *****, ****** *** ****, ** uses ** ******** ** ********’* ***** Readers *********** * ********** *** ********* decision ** ******** *** ’*** ****** or, ** *** **** *****, * reckless ********* ** **********’ ****** ******,” HID **** ** *** ******.
Past **********
*** *** **** ******* ***** **** the ******** ** ******** *** ****** 20 ***** **** ************ ********, ********* the ‘*** ******.
******* ** ****, *** *** “****** a ******* ** ** ********** *** a *** ******** ** *********** ****** control *********** *** *******,” *** ******* said. “***’* ******** *** ****** ******* include **** ****** ***** *** **** reader ******** ***** *** *** *** 13.56 *** ***** ******* *** ******* communications *********.”
****-******“****” *************** ********** *** ********* *** ******** ** 2003 ** **** *******, ***** ******* “a ******* ** **************** *** ***** HID’s ************ ******** ******* **********,” *** said. ***** **** ***** ***’* **********, XceedID ******** *** ******** ***** ** being “***** ********** **** ***’* ******* and ******* ******* **** ***** ** was ********** **** ***,” *** ******* said.
*** **** ******* ***** ***** ******* 2005 *** **** **** *** ******* infringements, ********* ** ***********. **** ***** the ***** **** *** ******* ****** “false *** **********” ********** ***** ************* with *** **** *** *******, *** alleges.
******** *** ****** ***** **** ******* and ******* ******** ** ****. “***** their ***** *********** **** *******, **** is *** *** ****** **** *** has **** ****** ** ****** ** legal ****** ******* ********, ****** *** their *********.”
Evidence *********
**** ******** ****** ****-**** ********** ***’* **** **** ** **** 2022, ** ******* **** *** ‘*** patent ** *** ***** ** *** dispute *** ******* *** ******** ** defrauding *** *.*. ****** ******. ******** described *** ****** ** *** “****** attempt ** * *******-**** ****** ** unfounded *** ******** ******** ** ****** competitors, ********* *** ******** ** ********.”
******** ******* **** ***‘*** *************** ** ********** **** *** “******** *** ******** ** *** ********** ********** ****, ***** ** ***** previous *******—******* ***********.”
*** ******,******** “******* ***** *** ** **** Reader ********** **** ************ ********* ** Different ******* ***********,” *** ****** ***. 21, ****, ********* ** ***. ** “generally *********, ***** ***** ******, * RFID ****** **** ******** ** ***** two ****** ******** **** ******* ** different ******* ***********,” *** **** ** its **** ****** ***** ******. “*** reader ******** *** ******** ** * configuration **** ********* *********** ** *** RFID ******, ***** *********** * ******* size.”
** ****, ******** *************** *** **** HID *** ********* ********* *** ****** in * ****** ******* ** ******* litigation, ******** ****. ******** ******* ** pay $* ** * ** ******* and *** *******.
******** *** ******** ** *** ‘*** patent ***** ** ** ***** **********, in ***** ********* *** ******* ********* ****, ******** claimed **** *** **** **** ******** that *** *** “********* ** ** eight (*) ***** ** ********* **** the ********* ******** ** *** ’*** patent, ***** *. ****.”
“***** ********* ********* ********* *********** ******** to ****’* ******* ********** ** *** subject ****** ******* ** *** ’*** patent, ********* *** *********,” ******** **** in *** **** **** ******. ***’* former ****** ******** ** **********, ************ Property, ******* *****, “*** ******** ** the ****** *** ******** ********* ** at ***** **** ** *** ********* in *** ***** *****,” ******** ****.
“Misleading *** ************”
** ***’* ****** ******, **** **** WaveLynx’s *********** ** ***** *** ***************** of *** ******** ********* *** “********** and ************.” ******** **** “****** **** and *****” **** *** ******** ** a *****’* ***** ** *** ********* case, *** ****.
“*** ***** ***** *** ** ******* more ***********, ***** *** ******* *** through ***** *********** **** *** ******* and *********,” *** ****. “***** ************ established **** ** ******** ******** *** been *********,” *** ****** **** *** company *** ******** *** ***** *** of ** “********* ** ******* ** ensure ******* **** ***** **** *** missing.”
*** *** ***** ********* ************** **** Jo ******, *** ****** ****** *** boxes, ********* * ***** *********** (**. 15) ****** **** **** **** ** the ***** **** ******* ** ****. The ********* ** *****, ***** **** destroyed, ********* “****** ******* *** ***** expense *********, ************* ***** ** **** evaluation ****** *** ********** ********** ********, empty ****-****** *********, ****** **** ********, and **** ****** *** ********** ********,” according ** ***.
*** ********* **** **** ******** ** HID’s ****-****** ******** ** ******* *********** and ***********, ***** ********, *** ********* a *********** (**. **) ****** ******* conclusions. *********** ** *** ********* *****’* support ** “*********** *******” **********, *** said. “*** ******** ********* *** **** of ********* ** *** ******** ********* records ** *** ******** **********, ** could *** **** **** **** ******** claims ******* ***** ** ***.”
What ***** ****
*** **** *** *** ***** *** ante ** ******* ******* ******* ** a ***** ******, *** ***** *** counterclaims ***** ******** ** **** ***** in *** *******, ** ** ******** that *** ******* **** ** ******** soon. ** *** **** *********, *** or **** ***** *** **** ********* — * ******* **** *** **** months ** *****.
******** ****** ********** *** ** * long, ********* *******, *** ***** *** the **** ** ***** ** ** it ***** ** ******** ******** ******** that ** ***** **** ** ***** competitors. *********, ********, ***** ******* ** has ***** *** ******* * **** since **** ***** ***’* ******* *** declined, *** ******** **** ** **** fighting ** ***** ** ************ *** from ***** ** *****. *** * settlement, ** **** *****, ** ***** a **** **** ****** ******* **** a *****.