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U.S. International Trade Commission rules in favor of Nortek

December 6, 2019SSN Staff

CARLSBAD, Calif.—Nortek Security & Control, a global leader in wireless security, home automation, access control, and health and wellness technology, announced that an administrative law judge (ALJ) of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a notice of finding that there was no violation of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in connection with the patent infringement action brought against Nortek by The Chamberlain Group, Inc. Finding: ALJ found that none of the products...

home automation, Nortek, patents, wireless security


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Vivint protects its intellectual property with Intelligent Ventures partnership

September 17, 2014Tess Nacelewicz

With Vivint this summer launching Vivint Sky, a new cloud-based smart home solution featuring the company's own control panel and software, an announcement this week that Vivint has taken steps to protect its intellectual property with patents really is not surprising. Vivint has entered into a long-term partnership with Intellectual Ventures (IV), based in Bellevue, Wash., IV announced Sept. 16. The company is one of the nation's largest patent holders in the world, according to CNNMoney. IV says...

Cory Van Arsdale, intellectual property, Intellectual Ventures, patent troll, patents, Paul Evans, Vivint


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VideoIQ announces award of 10 new patents

August 22, 2013SSN Staff

BEDFORD, Mass.—VideoIQ, maker of security cameras and encoders with analytical and storage technology, announced this week that it has earned 10 new patents in the U.S. and the U.K. The company now holds more than 25 international patents. The patents apply to VideoIQ's content-aware storage technology, which encompasses sensing, analysis and mass storage, and to intelligent, pattern-based video analytics with tracking, search and classification capabilities, according to its press release....

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