As Nest prepares to ship its Protect smart smoke detector, it's been hit with a patent lawsuit from one of its competitors. BRK, which sells smoke detectors to consumers, construction companies, and manufacturers, has asked a court to stop Nest from selling the Protect and require it to pay triple the damages BRK has suffered from allegedly having a series of patented features copied by Nest. The features in question are some of the ones Nest has touted as welcome improvements to existing smoke detectors: a voice that will tell owners where it's found smoke and a set of sensitive vents that sit around the rear of the Protect.
"Nest's current marketing campaign incredibly attempts to take credit for Dr. Morris' and BRK's innovations."
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via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/19/5122056/smoke-detector-company-sues-nest-over-voice-alerts-and-vents
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