Verkada "Complete Win" Over Motorola In ITC Case
20 months after seeking to ban the import of Verkada cameras, the US ITC has denied Motorola / Avigilon's complaint, and terminated the investigation, a ruling which Verkada hailed to IPVM as a "complete win".
However, Motorola told IPVM that they maintain Verkada is still "unlawfully" importing security camera products.
In this note, we examine both parties' statements to IPVM, the nearly 2 years of litigation, and the impacts of the ruling on both companies.
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If ******** ******* ** ****** this ruling, we will continue to fight ******* ********’* ********* ****** and not allow the litigation to act as a distraction from our commitment to our customers and partners. [emphasis added]
Motorola *********
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******** *** *.*. ************* ***** ********** (ITC) *** *** **** * ********* of ******* ***, ** *** ******* that **maintained *** ******** ** *.*. ****** Nos. 10,726,312 and 8,508,607 and multiple claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,868,912, so that our innovative technology continues to be protected.
**maintain **** ******* ** ********** importing, selling and marketing video security camera products and related software features and functionality that infringe *** ***** *******. Accordingly, we are considering *** ******* regarding the ITC’s decision.
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Motorola *******
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** *** ******** *******, ** ******* ways **** **** *** ******* ****** Verkada, *** ***** ** ********, *** what **** ******** ** **** ****** to **.
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- *** *********** **** *** **** * years *** ***********, ** *******'* **********, to *** ***********, *** ** *** engineering ****.
- ** **********, ******* *** ****** ** develop ******** *********** ******** *************** ** an ******* ** ***** **** ********** (see*** ******* ** *********** ******** ** Block ********'* *** *******) ***** **** **** ****, ***** and ******** ******** *** ********.
- ****, ******** *** ****** ** ***** of ******** *********** *********** ***** *******'* business *** *** *******'* ************ *** code **** **** ***** ********* ** confidential (*** *** ******** **** ****** filings ** **** ****).
Costs ** ********
******** **** ***** **** ******** ** dollars ** **** ********** *** **** lost ***** *** ** ******** *******'* cameras **** ***** ******** **** *** USA. *******, ******** ** *** ****** than ******* ** ** * ********** of *******, **** ** *** ****.
Motorola **** *****
*** ************ **** **** * ******* claims *** ******* *** ***** ********* is ** *** ** ******* *****, though ** ** *** **** **** Motorola ******* ** ** ****. ** Federal *****, ******** *** **** ******** damages ***, ** **** ***, **** could ***** **** **** ** ******** of *******, ***** *******'* ********** ****.
*******, **** * ************ ******* ***** win ***** ** *** **** ********* than **** *** *** ***** **** delivered, *** ********, ******* ******* ******* being ******** **** *** ***.
******:******* *** ***************** ***** "******** ***" *** ****** that ******** ** "********* ******":
******** ********* ** ******* **** ** would *** ** ****** ** ******, effectively ****** ***** **** ******* ******* and ********* ******.
******:*** ********** *** ******** *** ****** opinion** *** ****. **** *****,********* ******* had *** *********:
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** **** *** ******** **** ****** filing.