Rivals of Smart-Doorbell Makers Including Vivint Seek Import Ban

Smart video doorbells sold by Vivint Smart Home, SimpliSafe and Arlo Technologies are the targets of a patent-infringement complaint filed with a U.S. trade agency by two companies seeking a ban on U.S. imports of the products.

• Eyetalk365 and SkyBell Technologies, both closely held, said a range of video doorbell products sold by Vivint, SimpliSafe and Arlo infringe as many as seven patents assigned by Eyetalk365 to SkyBell
• Alarm.com, Resideo, ADT and PETRA are among SkyBell’s partners, according to complaint, posted Friday to U.S. International Trade Commission’s electronic docket
• EyeTalk has granted licenses to SkyBell ...