Vape Detection Legal Battle: Soter Sues IPVideo Corp [Updated]

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***** ** * ****** lawsuit ***** ** ***** alleging ****** ************ ** IP ***** ****.*** *****'* *********.

***** *** ******* *** * "****** and ****** *** *********** vaping *** ********" (**********). *** ********** *** this ******, ** ******* in *** ********* **:

*** ********** ****** *** awarded ** **** **, 2020.

** ***** **** ********* with *** ****** ** the *********, ******** **** **** had ******* ** ******* detector ***** ******, ** 2014, *.*.:

********, ** ***** **** says **** ****** ** NDA **** *** ** 2016, ******* **** *********** with ****, ******* ***** Soter's ****** *** ***** Peterson *** ** *** employee:

* **** ** *** IP ***** **** / IPS *** *** *********.

*****'* *** ***** *********'* LinkedIn ************ *** ** * VP ** **** ******** development *** ******** *********** at *** **** ** this ***:

** ***** **** ** seeking ** ******* **** patent ****.***** ***** * ****** on ******* ** ******* against ****.

* ******* ********** ******** **, ****, with * ******** *** for *** **** *** months:

Selling **** *********

***** ************ *************, * "****-**** **** and ***** ********* ********". ********** ******** ** ** 2017****** ***** ************** ** *** "************* ** ****** ****** that *** ******** ** detect ***** ********* ** schools" *** ********* ****** in ********* *** ********* incidents ** ********. *** product's ******* ******* ** "********.***", ********* ** *** claim. *** ******* ***** is $*** *** **** to ****** *********. **** say ****'** **** "****** to ***** *** ***** of *** ********® ****** device ** ** *** as $*** *** $***" to ******* **** *** defendants' **** ******.

******* **** ******** ******* ***** **** ********** ****, *** ***** after *** ******* ** FlySense. ** ** **** focused ** "***** *************" and ********* **** *****.**** ******** *** ****** pending, ******* *** ********.**** ********** ****** *** Halo *********** ********** **** ****** as ****** "******* ***** ... *** **** ********* (12' ***** ** *' ceilings)". ** ** ************* ** ****** *** priced ** $*,***. ******* **** *** been ********** **** ****** **** **** *** Product ** *** ****, *** *** ******** significant**** *********** *** **** ******.

Soter's ******

*****'* ********* ******* *** following ********** ******* ******* Corp:

1. ****** ***********
2. ********* ************
3. **************
4. ******* *************
5. ***** ************* ******
6. **** ***** / ***** erosion

******** ******* ************** ** **/**/** ******* the *********** ***** ****:

Unfair ***********

*** ****** ****** ** a ***** ***** **** IPVideo **** *** **** Soter's *** "*********** **********", namely *** ***** *********** and ***** *********** ******* "blood, ***** *** *****", and *** **** "******" the **********.

** ************ *** * ********* restraining ********* ** *** ** effect, *****'* ******** ***************:

********® *** **** * four **** ********** **** Soter ***blood, ***** *** ***** ****, including an investment ** **** *** ******* *******. These efforts have made Soter the market leader and resulted in a significant competitive advantage for Soter. Defendants’ acts, to be described herein, are eroding the advantage conferred on Soter from Soter’s years of hard work. [emphasis added]

******** *********, ****** ** the *********** *****:

** ********* *** ********® brand **** ***** ******* and ******* * ****** that ****** ********®,Defendants **** **** **** ** ************ **** *** ******** ** *** *** ******* ****** ********** ***** ***** *** **** ********® and vape detection. [emphasis added]

Cybersquatting / ********* ************

***** ****** *** **********, IPVideo ****, **** *** domain *******.********.****** *** ****** ** 2019 *** **** ** a ******* **** "** advertise *** ***** *** sale ***** *** **** and ******** ********* ****** device".

**** *** *** "**********’ use ** *** ********** Domain **** ****** *** Period ** ********* ** advertise ***** ********* **** Device *** ** *** times ** *** ***** and **** *** ****** to **** ******** **** would ********* **** **** secured ** *****".

*** ********* ****** **** "when *** ******* *** Infringing ****** ****, **** were *********** ********** ** Defendants’ ******* ** ***** below."

** * ********* ********** is ** ******,***.********.********** ** **** ******* page ** ** **/**/**:

******* ****'* ********* ***** Antar ********* ** **** infringement *****, ******* ****:

***** ** ******** *** domain,********.***(*** .***) ****** **** even ******* *** ***** trademark, ** ****’* *** any ***** *** *********. Since ** ** *** something **** ****** ** be ** *** *****, we *** ** ******* with ****** **** *** redirect.

*********** ********* (************ **. 6,057,746)***** ***** *****, ************:

• ****** ****, ** **** ***** applied, *** "******* *, 2019"
• ************ ****, ** **** *** USPTO ******* *** ***********, was "*** **, ****"

**********, *** ********* ******* the *** ** *** competing ******* ***** ** September *, ****.

Product ************* / ***** ******

** *** *********** ***** section ****** "**********' ***** Statements" ***** ********* *** allegation:

***** *** ******* ** an ******** **** **** where ***** ******* ** IPVideo **** ************** ********** FlySense ** * ****** district:

******* **** ********* ***** Antar *********, ******:

**** ***** ** **** to **. ** ********, they ****** *** ********** as ** **** **** note ** *** ***** filings.

Falsely ***** ************* ** *******

***** **** ********** **** IPVideo **** ************* * compatibility ** ******** ******** with **** *******, "**** it ** ***":

***** ***** * ******** example ***** **** **** a ****** **** ** IPVideo **** *** "**** $43,000":

***"******* *" ******** ********** **** ** **** detectors **** ********** **** to ******* ****:

*** ** *** *** requirements ** *** **** was ************* **** ******** software, ** *****:

*****'* ***** ** **** IPVideo **** ******* ******* compatibility ****** ****** *******, saying ** *** ******* corp *** ****:

******* **** *** ********** purchased *** ******* **** Soter. **** *** ******** wanted ** ******** *** additional *******, ** *** required ** ** ******* a ****** ******* *******.One ** *** *** ************ *** ************* **** ********®. ** ***** *********** ********* * *** ******* ******** **** **** *** ******* ** ********’* *******, ******** *** ***** *** *** *** ****. [emphasis added]

******* ****'* ***** ***** referenced *** "**************" ****** provided ** *** *** that ****:

******** ** *** **** of *** ************, ******** documents, ** *******, ** material, **defined ** ********** * *********** *******, or by using the name of the manufacture or vendor, the term "or ******** ******** *****", if not inserted, will be implied. [emphasis added]

***** **** ********* ****** it *** * ****** won **** *** *** "or *****" ****** ***** that **** ** *** imply ************* **** ******** by ********** * ***:

******* ****** ******** *** a ****** *** **** was ********* ** ** two ** *** ******* and *****. *** ** our ******* *** ******* the *** ***** ** them ***** $**** ***** than ***** ********* ** the ******* ****** ********’* Tabulation ****. ** ** our ******* ** **** the ********* **** *** fully ********** ****** **** which *** ******** ** include ** “** *****” clause *** ** **** case ** *** ********:

** ***** *****, ** Mission **** ******* *** specs ** ********** * proprietary *******, ****** *** Soter *******, *** ******** is ** ** **** as "***** ** ******** approved *****."

** ********* ******* **** that **** ** ** "open ********" *** **** "have ***** **** * statement **** *** ****** is ********** **** ***** proprietary ********":

***** ********* **** * representative/dealer ******* **** *** Halo *** ***** ****** was ********** **** ***** platform. ******** ****will *** ** *** **** ******* ** *** ***** ** ********, we have never **** * ********* that our system is compatible with their proprietary software. Halo was designed as open ******** and integrates with over 40 different manufacturers. [emphasis added]

** ***** *****, *****'* claim ** ******** ************* was ********, ******* ******* Corp ******* **** ****** only ** "*****" ** similar ******** ****** ** be **********.

*** ****** ******** *** not ********* ** ********* of ***** ******* ** uses, *** ******* ************* is ** *****.

Falsely ******* ************

***** **** **** **** "approached ** ***** *****" after ******** ********* ******** to ** * ******** of *****'* *******:

*** ***, *******, **** his **** ** *** pursue ******* **** ** any ********:

***** ******* **** ***** turning **** ******* ****, Antar's ******** ** ******** their ****** ****, *** their *****, *** ****, have **** **** ** show **** * ************ exists **** ******* **** and *** ****** ******:

**********’ ******** ******* ** pointing *** ********** ****** Name ** ** ** Video *********** ******* ******* the **** ****** *** depicted *** ****** ** create *false ********** *** ******* *********, *** ****** *** *** ***** **** ********* **** ***** *** * **********, ***********, ***********, ** *********** ******* *********’* ********® *** **********’ **** ******—***** ***** *** ***. [emphasis added]

$1 ******* ** ***** *******

***** ****** "********* *** also ******** ****** ** about *** ******* ******* in ***** *******" *** explains:

********* *** **** ******** losses ** *****one ******* ******* ** ***** *******. To compete with Defendants’ HALO Device, Soter has been forced to lower the price of its FlySense® sensor device to as low as $650 and $600, and either significantly reduce or waive entirely charges for year 2 and following support of $150 per purchased sensor device.

$2 ******* ** ***** ****

***** **** ******* **** "have ****", *** "**** continue ** ****, *********** profits *** ****" ** Soter's *********. **** ******** over $* ******* ** sales ****, ********** *****:

• *** "***** **********" (********* above) "*** ********* **lose ** ***** *** **** in 2019."
• "*******, *** ** **********’ trademark ************, **************, ****** competition *** ***** ****, Soter *** ******** **** thantwo ******* ******* ** **** *****."
• "*** *******, ********* ** news ***** *** **** Device *** **** ********* in **** **** ******* and ** ********* ****** at $*,***. ***** **** HALO ** ****** ****** in **** *** ***** and **** ********* ** a ******, * ************ estimate ** ***** **** Soter ***lost ** **** ** $*.** *******."
• "********* *** **** ********loss ** ***** ** ********* *********** ******** purchasers buy when they purchase FlySense® such as published books, hashtag no vaping packages, white papers, posters, and bracelets."

Soter ***** *******

***** ********* *** ******* in * ***** *******:

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

** ********* *** ******* solvers, ** *** ********* to ********* *** ************ property, *******, ********** *** our **********.

** *** **** ** our ********* ******** **** and *** ******* *** rely ** ** ** protect **** *** **** them ***** ** ****.

**** *** ******* ****** a ****** ****** ****** and ******* ** **** the ****** **** ******* Corp ** * ******* competitor ** *** *******:

*** ******* ***** ******* and * ********* ********** to ******* ** *****, A+ *** *** **** makingfalse ********** ***** ********®, ** ******** ** **************, ************ ** *****’* ********® *********, ** ****** *********** ******* ***** [emphasis added]

IPVideo ****'* ********

************** *****'* ******** ** **** said **** *** ******* is "*********" *** ***** on * "*****************" ** a **************/****** ******** **** compatibility:

******* ******** *** ******* initiated ** ***** ************ is ********* *** ******* to ** ***** ** at ***** *** ***************** to *** ***** **** our ***** **** ** actively ********. *** ********* Restraining ***** (***) **** the ******* ****** ** and ***** *** ******** by *** ***** ******* to *** ** * domain **** *** ********* by ******* ***** ** Soter ****** *** ********* application *** ***** ********* that * **************/****** ******* that *** **** *** Smart ****** *** ********** with ***** ********.

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

*** ** ***** ***** reasons, *****’* ****** *** baseless.

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