Resideo, Ademco Fail to State a Claim, Says SkyBell in Video Doorbell Suit

Plaintiffs Resideo and Ademco fail to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, said defendant SkyBell Technologies, responding Monday (docket 1:23-cv-04295) to a May 23 fraud complaint in U.S. District Court for Southern New York in Manhattan. Plaintiffs also fail to allege any facts relating to their purported damages, it said. To the extent that plaintiffs have been damaged, and “they have not,” they failed to mitigate their damages, said the response. The complaint alleges SkyBell terminated a video doorbell contract with Resideo, after the company breached their agreement by selling an unlicensed First Alert VX1 video doorbell that infringes SkyBell patents (see 2305310023). If SkyBell’s termination is allowed to take effect, early termination would mean Resideo “will be prematurely deprived of SkyBell’s services,” which are necessary for uninterrupted operation of Resideo’s installed base of SkyBell video doorbells.