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August Home Inc., commonly known as August, is a San Francisco-based home automation company specializing in Wi-Fi connected door locks and doorbell cameras. The company was founded in November 2012 by Yves Béhar and Jason Johnson. Since December 2017, August Home Inc. has operated as a subsidiary of the Swedish lock manufacturer Assa Abloy, and is also part of Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.. The company has an estimated employee count ranging from approximately 50 to 200, and reported annual revenues have varied, with some estimates reaching around $60 million in 2018.
August Home develops and sells smart locks, smart doorbells, and smart keypads, along with related accessories like Wi-Fi bridges. Its product lines include the August Smart Lock, August Wi-Fi Smart Lock, and Yale Approach Lock with Wi-Fi, which are managed via a mobile application offering features such as keyless entry, guest access control, and remote monitoring. The company focuses on providing smart access solutions, often integrating its products with other smart home ecosystems and collaborating with its parent company, Assa Abloy, and sister brand, Yale Home.
In patent litigation, August Home Inc. acts as an operating company that defends its interests through proactive patent challenges. Its single tracked case shows it as a plaintiff (petitioner) in an inter partes review (IPR) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). This posture indicates that August Home Inc., alongside other Assa Abloy entities like HID Global Corp., is working to invalidate patents held by non-practicing entities (NPEs) that may assert patents against their products or technologies.
The notable tracked case, HID Global Corp. et al. v. CPC Patent Technologies Pty Ltd., highlights August Home Inc.'s involvement as part of the Assa Abloy group in challenging patents related to biometric card device security and access control. CPC Patent Technologies Pty Ltd. is characterized as an Australian intellectual property holding or patent assertion entity. A Federal Circuit appeal related to one of these PTAB proceedings recently resulted in a split decision, with part of the case remanded for further consideration by the PTAB.
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An Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceeding initiated by HID Global Corp. and related entities challenging the validity of patent 8620039, resulting in a final written decision.