Vivint Sues ADT For Patent Infringement

By Isabella Cheng, Published Mar 01, 2021, 09:32am EST

Vivint has sued ADT for patent infringement, embroiling North America's 2 largest home security competitors in a crossfire of lawsuits.

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In this report, IPVM examines Vivint's claims against ADT, as well as ADT's ongoing lawsuit against Vivint and possible outcomes for both companies.

Complaint *****

** ******** **, ****, Vivint ***** ***-**** **************** *** ** ****:

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Complaint ********

*** ********* ******* *** of ********** * ** Vivint's ******* ******* ***** of *** *****, *******, and **** **** ******** systems.

******'* ******* *** ** rather ***** *** *********** areas ** ***** ************ home ******** (*.*. ****** detection, *********** **** ***** smart **** **********, ***.). The ******** ******* ******** include:

  • ** ********,***,***: * ********-*********** ****** for ****** ********* (*.*. facial ***********, ******* *********, people *********). ***** */**/****, continuation ** ******* ***** 5/8/2017 *** **/*/****, ***** on **/*/**** *********** ***********.
  • ** ********,***,***: * ****-******* ********** where *** ******* ***** when *******. ***** **/**/****.
  • ** *******,***,***: * ****** *** method *** ******* ********* personnel ** * ******** where ** ***** *** been *********. ***** */**/****, based ** */**/**** *********** application.
  • ** *******,***,***: * ********** *** entry ****** ******** ******* (e.g. * ****** ******** informing *** **** ******* is ** ***** ***** door). ***** */**/****, ************ of ****** ***** */**/****.
  • ** *******,***,***: * ****** *** method *** ************ ** integrated *********** ****** (*.*. a ****** **** ** integrate *******, ***** ******, locks, *******, ****** *******, thermostats, ***.). ***** */**/****, continuation ** ******* ***** 4/3/2002 *** */*/****, ***** on *********** ************ ***** 4/3/2001 *** */**/****.
  • ** *******,***,***: **** ** ****** '769, ** ****** '*** is * ************ ** '552.

****** ** ****** *** damages ********* *** "**** profits" *** ******** "********** royalty *** ***'* **** of *************" **** ********:

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*******, ****** ******** *** court ******** ******* ** to ** *** ****** found ******* "***’* ************ of *** ******** ******* has **** *******, ***********, and *******."

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3 ** * ****** ******* ******** **** ******

***** ****** *** *** original ********* *** ******* '159, '***, *** '***, the ***** * ******* did *** ********** ****** to ******. *******, ****** acquired *** ***** * patents ** **** **** Intellectual ********, * ******* equity ******* ******* ** ex-Microsoft **********, ***** *** been****** * "****** *****"** *** **** ********. Patent'************* ******** ** *********, and *******'******'*********** *********, * ******** ******** software *******. *********, ********* acquire ******* ** * defense ********* ** ******* being **** ** ******. However, ** ***** ****** has ****** *** **** these ******* ** ******** pursue ****** *** ****** infringement.

No ***** ****** ****** ** *** *******

******'* ********* ******* **** gave *** ** ***** notice ** **** ***:

** *********** *** ******, ADT *** *** ********* of *** ******** ******* since ** ***** *** date ** *** ****** of **** *********

** ****** *** ******** contacted *** ***** ** suing, ** ***** **** expected **** ** **** a **** ***** ** this *******'* ******.

** ****'* ********** ******** industry ****** ********, ********** the ****** ****** **** reach *** ** *** party **** ******* ** infringing ** ******* *********** an ********* ***** ** filing * ****.

Press ******* **** ****** - *******

**** **** *******,****** ****** * ***** release***** **** ****** ************ lawsuit ******* ***. **** patent ************ ***** *** litigated ** ******** ******* publicity *********, *** ******'* press ******* ***** ** wants *** ****** ** know **** ** ** actively ******** ***.

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******'* ********* *** ***** release **** **** ****** on ******** **, ****, which ********* *******'* ** **** ******** announcement.

'Defrauding' - ******* *** *. ****** *******

*** *** **** ****** twice *** "********* *****" and '********** [***] *********'. In ***** ****, ******* ****** *** *** "deceptive ***** *********,"****** **** ****** ***** agents ***** ******* *** customers ** ****** **** to ****** ******* ** pretending ** ** *** agents. ******** ****** ******* with *** ***$** ********* ******* **** **** this *********, *** ************ **************** ****** ** ****** 14, ****, ******** ******'* deceptive ********* **** ***** stopped, ******* *** ******** settlement.

** ****, *******, ** punishment ** ********* *********** has **** ********** ** stop ****** **** ********** customers ********** *** ****** States.

**** ******* *********** ** ** ***** in ******** ****.

Lawsuit ******** ***** ** *********** *******

*** ************** *** ***** attempt ** ****** ** to ********** ******'* *******, similar ** **** ******** from *******/******** ****** **********. **** ***** ** particularly ***** ** ******'* patents, ** **** ****, are *** **** ****** fundamental ************ *** **** filed ********** ********. ** ADT *** ***** ***** art, **** **** **** a *********** ** ************ Vivint's ******* ********. *** example, ****** '*** ** for "****** *********," *** plenty ** **** ** entity ********* ******* ****** the ****** *** *** provisional ************ **** ***** in ****. *******, ******* or *** ***** **** are ********** ** **** patent ** *** *** courts ** ******.

ADT ******** ** ******

** ******* *** ** unlikely ** ****** *** obtain ****** ******** ****:

  • *** *** **** ******* the ********* ** **** as ***** ** *** saying ****** ******** *** customers *** ****** ********** a ***** ******* *** this **********.
  • ** *** ******** ****** licensing **** ******, ** would ****** **** ** issue ******* ******* ** Vivint ** **** ******** ADT ****, *********** *********** that ****** **** ** not **** ** *****.
  • ***, ** * ***** corporation, *** *** ***** and ********* ** ******** fight ******* ******, ** it *** ************ **** doing ** ***** ****** for *** "********* *****" practices.

**** **** ******** ** monitor *** ****** ** this **** *** ****** accordingly.

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Comments (10)

Undisclosed Integrator #1

03/02/21 12:42am

*********** *******. ** **** be *** ** ***** how ** ***** ***. The ****** ** **** interesting ** *** **** be ** *******, ******** battles *** ********** ** relate ** ***** '****** employee' *********/*********** ******* ****** access ** ******** ******* issues. *** **** **** a *** ** *** plate. * ***** *** miss **** ** **** ended ** ***** ******** or ****** **** ****, although **** ** **** extensive ********* ********* ** them ** ***** *** good ***** (*)....

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 03/02/21 11:55am

****** *** ***** *** legal ******, ***:****** ***** ***** ***. to *** $*.* ******* to ******* *********** ** False ********** ** ********* Insured **** | *** | ********** ** *******

** **** ** *** settlement, ****** ** *********** in ** ************* ** its *********:

****** ****** ** ********* fully *** ********** **** the ****** ******’ ************* relating ** *** ******* Conduct ** *********** *** entities *** ******** ** this *********. **** ********** notice, ****** ***** *********, and ****** *** ** impair, *** *********** ** its *********, ********, *** employees, *** ***** *** its **** ******* ** make *********, *** *********, the *********** ** ****** directors, ********, *** ********* for ********** *** ********* relating ** *** ******* Conduct, ********** **** *** rights *** ********** ** such ***********.

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Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to John Honovich | 03/02/21 11:49pm

** **, *****..*** **** "dirtbaggery" ***** ** *** there...guess * ******'* **** seeing **** **** ** away ** **** **** under ****** ********** *** leadership... ********* *** ** looking ** *** ** us **** ** **** to **** ***** ***** and ***** ************ ******** with "*****" ****** ********...

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Undisclosed Integrator #2

03/02/21 04:30am

**, *** ** ** the ***** ***** ** will ** ******* ** re-lever *** ***** *** now **** *** *** assets?

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Undisclosed #3

03/02/21 06:59am

*** *** ****** **..... The *******

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Undisclosed #3

03/02/21 05:12pm

****** *** * ******** history. ******* **** ** APX ******. *********** **** 4000 ****** *** ********** within ***** ***** ******. Rebranded **** ** ****** (aka ****** *** ******). Purchased *** **** ** Blackstone. *** * ******.

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Isabella Cheng

IPVMU Certified | 05/03/21 06:27pm

*** ********* ** ******'* complaint **** ***-**** ******** ***** **, ****:

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***** *** ******** ** generally *********** (*.*. "*** denies *** *********** ** Paragraph *), ***** *** a *** ****** ** note, ************ **** (*) Vivint's ****** ** **** patent *** ******* ***/** unenforceable *** (*) *** claims ** *** ** knowledge "** *** ******** patents".

Vivint's ******* *******/*************?

*** ********* **** *********** defenses ******* **** *** "claims ** **** ** the ******** ******* *** invalid" ***, ************, ****** '151 ** ************* *** to *** ********* ** prior ***.

****, *** ****** *** patent '*** ** "*************" due ** *** ********* of ***** ***:

*** ****** *** *********** in ********* **. *** states **** *** ***-***** is ***** *** ** the ’*** ****** ******* it *** ** ****** use, ** **** ** otherwise ********* ** *** public ****** *** ******** claimed ******** **** ** the ’*** ******.

******-******* * ********** ******** by *****.***. *** **** this ********** *** ******* been ** *** ****** months ****** ****** '***'* earliest ******** ****:

*** ***-***** ********** ***in ****** ***, **** ** ********* ********* ** *** ****** ****** *** ’*** ******’* ******** ******* ******** **** of December 30, 2014. Specifically, the ADC-T2000 was sold in September and October of 2014 by Building 36 Technologies LLC, a subsidiary of Alarm.com Incorporated (“Alarm.com”).

*******, ******'* ********* ********** knew ***** ***-*****, ********* to ***'* ********:

** ******** **, ****, Vivint’s ********* *** **** aware ** *** ***-***** during * ******* **** Alarm.com **********.

** ******* ****, *****.*** also ******** ** ***-***** to ****** ***** **** a ************* *****.

***'* ********* **** ****** should **** ***** **** the ********** *** ***** art *** ****** **** disclosed **** *********** ** the ***** **** ****** for ****** '***, ***** would **** ******** ** '151 *** ***** ******:

******’* *********** **** ********* that “*** ***” ******’* knowing ******* ** ******** the ********* ** **** prior ***, ***’151 ****** ***** *** **** ******. [emphasis added]

*** **** ***** **** is *** ****, ****** '151 ** *************:

******* ****** ********* ********* the ********* ** ******** prior *** **** *** Patent ******,the ’*** ****** ** *************. [emphasis added]

*** **** ****** **** each ******** ******'* ****** are ******** ******* ******* they ** *** **** the ************ *** ****************** ** ***** **. ***'* ******** ** the ****** *** *** specific, *** ***** ** Sections ***, ***, ***, and *** (***** ** ADT) *** ******* ******** that ** *** ***** patents *** ******* ********** and ***-***** **********. ** we ***** ******, ******'* patents, ** **** ****, are *** ***** *** fundamental ***** ** ********/***** surveillance, **** ** ****** detection.

Knowledge ** *******

*** ****** ** *** no ********* ** *** asserted *******. ***** ******'* claim ****:

** *********** *** ******, ADT *** *** ********* of *** ******** ******* since ** ***** *** date ** *** ****** of **** *********.

*******, *** ********* ** 4/30:

*** ****** *** *********** in ********* **, ****** that ****** ***** *** initial ********* ** **** action ** ******** **, 2021.

**** ***** ** ********** important ** *** ******* awarded ** *** **** if ****** ****. ******* of ****** ************ *** be ******* ** ** 3x *** ******* ***"******* ***/** ******" ************.

******, ****** ** ******* that ** ** ******** for ****** *******:

*** ***** *** ******** the ******* ***** ** U.S.C. § ***up ** ***** ***** the amount found or assessed, and Vivint is entitled ** **** ** *********** because ADT’s infringement of the Asserted Patents has been willful, intentional, and knowing since at least the filing of this Complaint. [emphasis added]

******** **** ******'* ********* also ******* **** **** had *** ******* *** to *** ***** ** filing * ****. **** is ******** ** ****'* review ** ****** ********** cases, ** ********* ******* try ** ***** *** beforehand *** * ******** settlement ****** ***** ********* on * ***** ******.

* ******** ******* ** this **** ** **** Vivint's ******* *** ***********. However, ****'* ** ** the ****** ** ******. We **** ******** ** monitor **** **** *** post *******.

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John Honovich

IPVM | 06/30/21 08:58pm

*** *** *** **** Vivint *** ****** ************ with****** ******** **** "********** ******* ***** *** that *** ********* ** a *********** ***********".

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Isabella Cheng

IPVMU Certified | 09/14/21 05:07pm

** **** **, ****,*** *** ********** * Section *** *************, ***** *** ***** against ******. ***'* ******* lawsuit **** **** **** in *** ***** ******* District ***** *** **** stayed ** *** *** investigation *********.

*** ************** ****** ** an ********* ******** (~** months) *** *** ************* is********* ** ** ********* by ******** *, ****. **** **** ******** to ***** *** ***/****** patent ********** *** ****** on *** *********** *******.

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Undisclosed #4

IPVMU Certified | 09/14/21 07:31pm

******** ***** ** “******” a *** ****** ****** :)

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