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After Year-and-a-Half Fight, All Claims are Dismissed in Snap One vs AVA

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Snap One vs Josh.ai Lawsuit Continues

Strata-gee has learned that the U.S. District Court in the District of Utah has granted a Joint Motion to Dismiss all claims between Snap One, LLC (now part of Resideo) and AVA, Inc. The motion is the result of a negotiated settlement between the parties. This solves one-half of a lawsuit originally filed in August 2023 between Snap One, LLC (plaintiff) versus AVA, Inc. (defendant), and Josh.ai, Inc. (defendant).

Josh.ai is not part of this settlement so that case carries on.

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Josh.ai Goes on Offense, Fires Off Motion to Dismiss Much of Snap One Lawsuit

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In the matter of Snap One, LLC v. AVA, Inc, and Josh.ai, Inc., we finally see a substantive move after the initial filing by plaintiff Snap One and subsequent answers from the defendants AVA and Josh.ai. And that subsequent move is a doozy – Josh.ai has gone on offense and filed a motion to dismiss multiple major claims in the Snap One lawsuit.

Josh.ai’s filing is well written and puts Snap One on defense, forcing them to submit genuine facts and evidence to support their many claims, including a few allegations that were really quite salacious.

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Josh.ai Continues Expansion to Full-Control Provider as Voice Recedes

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Alex Capecelatro, founder & CEO of Josh.ai

This week, Josh.ai held a significant launch of several new products, app improvements, and new integrations as it continues its journey from a voice interface into a full system control provider. While a voice update was part of this announcement, it felt deemphasized as the company pursued a greater role in the industry as a full control solution provider by launching a richer app user experience (UX), the introduction of a touch panel interface, and a round of new integrations.

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Snap One Lawsuit: AVA & Josh.ai File Responses; The Dance Marathon Begins

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The Snap One lawsuit will be long, like a dance marathon

After receiving an extension from the court giving them more time to respond, AVA, Inc. and Josh.ai, Inc. formally filed their responses to the Snap One, LLC lawsuit filed against them this past summer. With these filings, we have completed the end of the beginning of what will undoubtedly be a long dance marathon of patent and trade secret litigation.

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Snap One Sues Josh.ai and AVA for Patent Infringement and So Much More

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Lawsuit Alleges Unethical Biz Practices from CI Brands Perceived as Upstanding Citizens

On Monday, Snap One revealed that it had filed a lawsuit against two other well-known, if smaller, brands, alleging patent infringement and a range of illicit and unethical business practices that it claims violated existing contractual agreements. The defendants in this matter are Josh.ai and AVA.

The allegations, if true, are really quite surprising.

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Josh.ai Pivots to Control

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Screen shot of the Josh App from Josh.ai

OK, let me say upfront, I’m pretty sure the good folks at Josh.ai would take exception to the headline of this post. They might even have some harsh words for me. Most likely, they would argue they’ve always been about control. But in my view, they’ve been all about a subset of control – voice control (as well as AI or artificial intelligence).

This week, however, that all changed.

See how Josh.ai is pivoting to full control

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Crestron Home is Center of Attention in a Pair of New Partnerships

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A Somfy motorized pergola controlled by Crestron Home

Somfy and Josh.ai Say Dealers Demanded They Partner with Crestron Home

Ever since Crestron launched Crestron Home it became obvious that there had been a sea change in the company’s go-forward strategy. The new Home operating system was easier to program and deploy, more visually attractive for end-users, and more clearly differentiated from their more robust high-end programming solutions. But also, the company’s style of operation changed as well, from doing it all in-house to opening itself up to partnerships.

Now we learn of two more in a long line of technology partnerships as the company continues to evolve and propel Crestron Home down the path to becoming the dominant smart home OS in the industry. The new partnerships are with Josh.ai and Somfy, both well-regarded technology players in the custom integration channel.

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Josh.ai Offers Glitzy Launch of Interesting New Products

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Josh.ai Founder & CEO Alex Capecelatro talking about Nano voice control microphone
CEO Alex Capecelatro in a spectacular L.A. home with a Josh.ai installation. The Nano is in this picture. Can you find it? [Click to enlarge]

On Tuesday, specialty voice control supplier Josh.ai held an event they called their “keynote” which turned out to be a very professionally produced video presentation of a significant product launch for the company. In this presentation, the company Founder and CEO Alex Capecelatro shared his thoughts on smart home technologies, including the thought that smaller is better when it comes to smart home devices.

And with that, Capecelatro introduced their new Nano and Core products.

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No Josh-ing, AudioControl & Josh.ai Partner for a Better User and Integrator Experience

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AudioControl and Josh.ai partner with an integration

AudioControl and Josh.ai announced last week that they were partnering with an integration that will allow integrators to offer their clients a better voice-enabled home entertainment control experience. A perfect blend of the high-quality electronics from AudioControl, coupled with the natural language and privacy protecting voice automation technology of Josh.ai, means clients can simply say their commands to their system and have their system respond in new powerful ways.

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Josh.ai & Sonance Partner with Amp Integrations & TRUFIG Mount

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TRUFIG mount for Josh Micro
New TRUFIG mount for Josh Micro

Josh.ai announced today that they have a new multilevel partnership with Sonance that includes new integrations with Sonance amplifiers and a new TRUFIG flush mount for the Josh Micro device. The company says this new partnership allows their technology “to seamlessly fit into any architectural aesthetic.”

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