A relatively new company, Hawk Technology Systems, a Florida limited liability company that was form on June 8, 2012, has filed three lawsuits for patent infringement for “VIDEO MONITORING AND CONFERENCING SYSTEM.” Hawk’s business has been described as a company with the sole purpose of owning and enforcing patents. U.S. Patent No. 5,625,410 (the ‘410 patent) issued on April 29,1997. On April 28, 1999, an application was filed for reissuance of the ‘410 patent. The patent applicant’s submitted declarations stating in part that the applicants believed that they had claimed less than they had a right to claim.

The potential impact of this patent against VMS Software companies appears significant. SecurityHive.com will follow these lawsuits and report further details as they become available.