Top Patent Troll Sues Avigilon, Axis, HID, Hikvision, Panasonic, Tyco (IP Edge)

By Sean Patton, Published Nov 05, 2020, 10:13am EST

The name "IP Edge" may be unfamiliar to most but they are one of the world's top 'patent trolls; having sued a who's who of surveillance industry manufacturers, and over 1,300 software, networking, and communications manufacturers.

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In this note, we examine IP Edge, its claims, and the lawsuits against Avigilon, Axis, HID, Hikvision, Panasonic, Tyco, and many others.

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**** ** *** ******* lawsuits *** ******* ** patent ****** ******** **** Xerox *** *******.

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********, *** ********** ******** Foundation (***) *********** ** **** *** a ******* ** ***** "lawsuit-happy":

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**** *** *** ******* assignee ** **** *,*** patents ** *** *******, going **** ** ****:

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Lawsuit - ********, ****, *********, * ****** **-** *******

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Patent '*** - ********* *** ***

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**** *** **** **********:

*********'* ******* ******* ******* is ********** **** **** ********** **/** ************:

********* ****** *********, **** as“HIKVision **-******/*” (*** “******* *******”), that practices a method for recovering wireless data conveyed in data symbols by a plurality of different sub-channel signals transmitted over a wireless channel which infringe the ‘199 Patent literally or under the doctrine of equivalents.

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********* ****** *********, **** as *** “*** ********** Verifier ******” (*** “******* Product”), **** ********* * method *** ********** ******** data ******** ** **** symbols ** * ********* of ********* ***-******* ******* transmitted **** * ******** channel ***** ******** *** ‘199 ****** ********* ** under *** ******** ** equivalents.

*** ******** ** *** patent ********* * ******* for *********** *********** **** rates ***** ** *** error **** ** * receiver:

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Comments (11)

Mitchell Setschnjak

11/09/20 12:01am

* **** ******* ** seeing *** ******* ** these *****. ** ****** doesn't **** ***** **** a ******* - ***** or ********* **** ** contact *********** *** *** anyone.

** ****** *** ******** you **** *** ******* and ******* ******* ** the ******* ********. ********* how ** *** **** correspondence, ***.

**** **** ** ******** should ****** ** ****** out *** **** *** lawyers ******** ********* **** practice.

* ***** ** ** to *** **** **** should ***** **** **** on **** *** ***** than ****** ****** ** extort *** * ****** - "***** ** ***"

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Mitchell Setschnjak | 11/09/20 03:15pm

***** ************** ** *** US ** ********* **** via ** ********* ****, and ********* **** *** be **** ** * PO ***. *** *** has ** **** * registered *****. * ****** letter ***/** ****** ** Sue *** ** ***** with **** *********** (***** is ******** ********* **** you ********* ***** ** state *** *** *** formed **). ** ******* information ** ****** (*.*. a **** ** *** LLC *******, ***) **** such **** *** ** obtained ******* *** ****** by *********** *** ***** in ***** *** ******* has **** *****. **** petitioners **** ********* **** ask. **** *** ***** agrees **'* ** ****** a *******. **'* * legal *****, *** ** someone ******* ** * judge **** **** *******'* butt ** ****** **** you *** *** "******** of *****."

* ***'* **** **** IP ****** ***** ******* anymore **** *** ** (and ** * ******** level **'* ** ******* that * ***** ***** "lawyers" ***** **** ******-****** parasites **** ****** ***** life-taking ******* ** ********** businesses ** **** *** life ***** *** ** them ******* ****** ** consequences, *** **** **** contribute ******* ** *******), but ***** ****'** ****** laws **** **** *** doing ** ***% ***** (for ***). ** **** were ******** *** *** then *** ** *** many ***** ********* (*** have ****** ** ******* on ***** *** ********) that ***** ******** **** on ***** **** ******** them **** *** ** the ******** *** *********** agency *** ***********.

******* *** **** **** to ******. "**** ******" is ********* ** ********.

Mitchell Setschnjak

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 11/10/20 12:20am

***** ******. *** ****** not ** ******* **** to *** ******* ******* giving **** *******, ****, contact *******.

** ********* *** ***'* just ** ** * PO ***.

*** ****** ***** ** change. **** ***** ****** can ** ********.

Shannon Davis

11/09/20 02:30pm

***'* ****** ** **** world ******** ***** ** do ********* ******** ** make * **** *******? I ***** ****** * company **** **** ** organized *****. ***** **** everyone ***** **** **** up *** ***.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Shannon Davis | 11/09/20 03:34pm

*** **** ** *****, shame ** ***.

*** ****** ** **** question **, ***, ****** are ***** ********* ********. That's *** ****** ****** work.

****** ****** *** * way ** ********** *** outsourcing *******. ******* ***'** really **** ******** *** development, **** **** ** patents. ** *** ******, you ****** *** ***** for ********** ********* ********, right?

******* **, *** ******** don't **** ** *** into *** ***** ********. Large ********* **** ****** can **** * ***** legal ********** ** ****** and ******* *******. *** it's ********* *** ******* companies. **** *** *** not **** ** **** for ***** *** *** patent ********* ** ***** coming **.

***** *** ****** *****. This ** * ***-********** entity **** *** **************** ***** ***** **. They *** *** ****** (giving *** ***** *****) and **** **** ** they're *** *** *** will ** ********* *** enforcing (***** ****'** **** at), *** *** *** go **** ** ******** and *********** (***** ***'** good **).

*** * **** ******** defense ** ****** ******, see***** **** ** ****** Troll: **** *** ********** and ******* - *****

***, ***** *** *** me ********, * *** all ******* ****** ****** also.

Shannon Davis

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 11/09/20 03:41pm

**** ******** ** *** wants ** ****** * patent **** ** ***** unsecure *******?

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******* *** **** ** someone ************ **** ******* while *** *** ********** your ****** *********** *** probably **** *** ** they *** **** ****** money ** **** ***** provider ** **** ** security?

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Shannon Davis | 11/09/20 04:25pm

***, ****** ***********. ***********, they ** **** ***** (try ****:****** ********** - ** Edge), *** **** ***'* do ******** ** ******** people **** **** ** HTTPS. ** *****'* **** take **** **** * few ******* ** *** it ** *********...

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

11/09/20 03:45pm

* **** ***** ******** why *** ** *** cool ******* *** *** on ** *** **** Bell & ******, *** hasn't ******* * ***** camera ** ********* ** decades. *** **** **** buying ** ** **** patents ** **** ***?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 11/16/20 07:28pm

...**** ******* *** **** from *** ********* *****: all ** **** *** watched ****** ******** ****** n ******* ***** ** the ****'* *** ***** remember *** ****, **** if ** *** ******* than ** ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #4

11/10/20 02:06pm

(** * **** ****** on * ******** **********) -

* *** ***** ** a ******. *** * had ** ******* ******* to ********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

11/16/20 07:25pm

* ***** * **** amount ** **** ******* lawyers ****** ******* ** infringement *****: *********** *** time * *** * CD-ROM ** ** **** drawer ***** ****** ** the ***** **** ** had **** ***** **** very ********* ********** ***** for ***** ****** *** troll's ****** ****... **** learning **** * ******** tech ***** *** **** over $*** ** * settlement ** *** **** infringement ***** ******* ** that ****. *** *********'* demand ****** ****** **** disappeared ** * **** of ***** **** **** learned ** ***** ********** their ******.

**'* *** ***** *** you **** $*** ** your ****** ******.

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