Vivint Posts Late-Filed Denial of Patent Infringement Allegations

Video doorbells and IP cameras from Vivint Smart Home don’t infringe seven patents from SkyBell, SB IP Holdings and Eyetalk365 because the patents are “invalid,” commented the supplier Tuesday (login required) in International Trade Commission docket 337-3517. Arlo Technologies and SimpliSafe similarly argued a day earlier that all the allegedly infringed patents were continuations of an October 2002 application that was abandoned for nonpayment of fees and was never resurrected (see report, Jan. 7). Document snafus prevented Vivint from filing its comments until minutes after Tuesday’s deadline, it told the ITC (login required).