Kwikset

We were thinking about this while perusing this new product from Kwikset, which is a company that makes locks and doorknobs and such and which has a new product out called the SmartCode keyless, which you can see pictured here.

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The remaining keys were three Yale-lock type and one marked with the "Kwikset" brand name.

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Basically, all that plaintiffs could show was that they purchased Kwikset locksets based on the “Made in the U.S.A.” claims.

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John Evans, vice president of marketing and product management for Schlage, defended the SecureKey in a March 4 press release, saying the "product includes neither of the claimed features covered by the two Kwikset patents, and we are confident that the statements used in the sale and advertisements of our products, in their entirety, are correct."

Kwikset and Schlage locked in battle over rekeyable door locks 2010

Kwikset will be as vigilant about protecting our rights to intellectual property as we are about protecting the public, said Brent Flaharty, vice president of marketing for Kwikset, in a March 2 press release.

Kwikset and Schlage locked in battle over rekeyable door locks 2010

John Evans, vice president of marketing and product management for Schlage, defended the SecureKey in a March 4 press release, saying the "product includes neither of the claimed features covered by the two Kwikset patents, and we are confident that the statements used in the sale and advertisements of our products, in their entirety, are correct."

Kwikset and Schlage locked in battle over rekeyable door locks 2010

The Kwikset SmartKey hit the market before the Schlage SecureKey.

Kwikset and Schlage locked in battle over rekeyable door locks 2010

The Kwikset SmartKey hit the market before the Schlage SecureKey.

Kwikset and Schlage locked in battle over rekeyable door locks 2010

Along with patent infringement, Kwikset, which makes the Kwikset SmartKey, contends that Schlage is making false and misleading advertising claims by calling its SecureKey "10 times more secure" than other lock products.

Kwikset and Schlage locked in battle over rekeyable door locks 2010

Kwikset and Schlage each sell a door lock you can rekey for temporary access to guests and contractors and then rekey again when they no longer need access to your home — without having to change the lock.

Kwikset and Schlage locked in battle over rekeyable door locks 2010