Coordinated post-grant review strategy and EDTX claim construction ruling lead to favorable dismissal for Axis Communications

Trover Group and Security Center sued Finnegan client Axis Communications in the Eastern District of Texas (EDTX), alleging infringement of patents related to video surveillance systems. Axis, a leading network camera manufacturer based in Sweden, turned to Finnegan for its defense in the litigation. In addition to preparing and filing an inter partes review (IPR) petition with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to seek invalidation of the asserted claims, the Finnegan team advanced critical claim constructions previously overlooked by some of the prior defendants. After a successful Markman hearing and ruling on claim construction, letter briefs were filed to request summary judgment briefing. The requests were subsequently granted by the court and, shortly thereafter, a favorable settlement and dismissal of the action was obtained for Axis.