NEWS: Vonage Appeal Denied

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Vonage Holdings was smacked with its second legal setback in two days
when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Wednesday
upheld a lower-court ruling that the Internet-voice provider had
infringed two patents held by Verizon Communications.

The decision came a day after a federal jury in U.S. District Court
in Kansas City, Kan., found that Vonage infringed six Sprint Nextel
patents and ordered the Internet-phone company to pay $69.5
million in damages. Vonage said it plans to appeal that ruling.

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In a note issued after the appeals court ruling, Stifel, Nicolaus &
Co. research analyst Rebecca Arbogast wrote, "On balance, we view
this as bad news for Vonage because the court upheld the judge's
patent construction and the injunction [on the two patents], which
cover the [voice-over-IP to public phone network] connection and
calling features, and thus go the core of Vonage's current business."

The key question now, Arbogast added, is whether Vonage's workarounds
"will survive scrutiny by Verizon."

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Thanks for posting this. I am moving my office back home and was thinking
about going with Vonage because of the ease of setting up 4 lines and the
myriad of things they have as opposed to land lines.


"John Navas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> <http://nab.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=188313>
>
> Vonage Holdings was smacked with its second legal setback in two days
> when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Wednesday
> upheld a lower-court ruling that the Internet-voice provider had
> infringed two patents held by Verizon Communications.
>
> The decision came a day after a federal jury in U.S. District Court
> in Kansas City, Kan., found that Vonage infringed six Sprint Nextel
> patents and ordered the Internet-phone company to pay $69.5
> million in damages. Vonage said it plans to appeal that ruling.
>
> ...
>
> In a note issued after the appeals court ruling, Stifel, Nicolaus &
> Co. research analyst Rebecca Arbogast wrote, "On balance, we view
> this as bad news for Vonage because the court upheld the judge's
> patent construction and the injunction [on the two patents], which
> cover the [voice-over-IP to public phone network] connection and
> calling features, and thus go the core of Vonage's current business."
>
> The key question now, Arbogast added, is whether Vonage's workarounds
> "will survive scrutiny by Verizon."
>
> [MORE]
>
> --
> Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
> John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>