Is the Furbo Dog Camera Patented?

Quick answer

Yes — utility + design

Yes. Tomofun Inc. holds utility patents on the Furbo's treat-tossing mechanism and barking-detection AI.

What to know

• The barking-detection AI is the cloud-side feature that drives subscription revenue — also the part most defensible in patent terms (specific ML pipeline, not generic audio classification).
• Petcube and Wopet sell similar treat-tossing cameras. Tomofun has not litigated, but the design patents would make a clone difficult.

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