Defendant
1 case as defendant.
SB IP Holdings LLC is an intellectual property (IP) holding entity, operating as a subsidiary of SkyBell Technologies, Inc.. Based in Delaware, it functions to assert and monetize patents related to smart home technology. While specific founding dates, employee counts, or revenue figures are not publicly disclosed for SB IP Holdings LLC itself, its parent company, SkyBell Technologies, Inc., specializes in video doorbell and wireless security solutions.
The company's operations primarily involve managing and asserting a portfolio of patents covering video surveillance, remote monitoring, and smart home camera technologies. These patents relate to integrated, remotely accessible audio-video door answering and monitoring systems, a key segment of the smart home security market. SB IP Holdings LLC does not appear to manufacture or sell physical products, functioning instead as a non-practicing entity (NPE) for its parent company's patent assets.
In terms of patent litigation, SB IP Holdings LLC primarily acts as a patent assertion entity. Although the provided case data lists it as a defendant in one tracked case, this specific case (Vivint Inc. v. SB IP Holdings LLC) is a declaratory judgment action filed by Vivint. This declaratory judgment was initiated after SB IP Holdings LLC had first sued Vivint's parent company, Vivint Smart Home, Inc., for patent infringement in the Eastern District of Texas in November 2020. The initial suit was filed in the Eastern District of Texas, a venue known for patent litigation.
A significant development in its litigation against Vivint Inc. occurred in October 2023, when a Texas federal jury found Vivint Inc. liable for infringing two of SB IP Holdings LLC's doorbell camera technology patents and awarded SB IP Holdings LLC $45.4 million in damages. The patents at issue broadly cover video doorbell systems, IP camera technology, and related accessories. Vivint, Inc. had also alleged inequitable conduct by the sole named inventor during patent prosecution, claiming the omission of a co-inventor. Appeals related to this dispute have also reached the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
A patent case filed by Vivint Inc. against SB IP Holdings LLC in the California Central District Court, described as a Declaratory Judgment Action and currently active/pending.