Vonage trips $69.5m patent
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Promises to side-step its way out, again VoIP provider Vonage has lost another patent battle, this time with Sprint Nextel, which owns six infringed patents and stands to gain almost $70m in a court-ordered payout.â¦
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Nortel Networks Corp., the Canadian maker of telecom equipment, filed a lawsuit on Friday against Vonage Â claiming that it violated nine patents related to Internet phone services and related features such as 911 and 411 calling and click to call.
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia  - A jury dealt a blow to loss-making Internet phone provider Vonage Holdings Corp. on Thursday, ordering the company to pay $58 million plus royalties on future sales for infringing three patents owned by Verizon Communications Inc..
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Vonage tanked after its IPO. It's not entirely clear anymore why eBay paid $2.6 billion for Skype. And the long-awaited rollout of advanced TV services based on Internet technologies has resembled the drip of a faucet.
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- Broadband telephone services provider Vonage  Holdings Corp.  said it intends to continue its fight  against a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Verizon  Communications Inc. .
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VoIP provider Vonage and Nortel Networks are coming close to a settlement in their patent dispute.
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AT&amp;T filed a lawsuit against VoIP provider Vonage on Friday seeking damages for alleged patent infringement.The lawsuit comes just days after Vonage settled a patent-infringement lawsuit with telecom provider Sprint Nextel.In a filing with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, AT&amp;T alleged that Vonage wilfully infringed an AT&amp;T patent related to telephone systems that allow people to make VoIP calls using standard telephone devices.In the legal filing, AT&amp;T said it tried to reach an agreement with Vonage to license the patent, but failed, which forced the lawsuit.Vonage announced on Oct. 8 that it settled its suit with Sprint Nextel for $80 million. As part of that agreement, Vonage agreed to license VoIP patents from Sprint, including more than 100 patents covering technology for connecting calls from a traditional phone network to an IP network.Vonage is also in the process of resolving a patent infringement dispute with Verizon. Earlier this year, a court found&#160;Vonage infringed on Verizon patents&#160;and ordered an injunction that could have prevented Vonage from signing up new customers.&#160;Vonage won an injunction staying the order&#160;and is appealing the original infringement ruling. Vonage in August said it was close to rolling out workarounds for two of the three patents Verizon claimed.Vonage is one of the largest independent VoIP providers in the U.S. with nearly 2.5 million customers.
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Internet phone service Sipphone has charged Vonage Holdings and retailer Fry&#39;s Electronics with false advertising for failing to adequately disclose limitations on hardware that allows phone calls to be placed over a broadband connection.
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According to Vonage, rumors of its demise due to its ongoing patent litigation with Verizon have been greatly exaggerated. Vonage is accused by Verizon of violating seven even patents covering telephone features and the use of Wi-Fi to place telephone calls.
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Internet phone company Vonage loses a patent case that could threaten its business.
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- Internet-based calling company Vonage Holdings  Corp  said it settled a patent dispute with Nortel.
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A federal jury has found that Vonage has infringed on three patents owned by Verizon and ordered the Internet telephony company to pay damages of $58 million, in addition to a 5.5 percent royalty on all future Vonage sales.
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Jeff Pulver, co-founder of VoIP service Vonage is offering a total of 40,000 of his own dollars to aspiring Internet TV producers and Video Bloggers who can best explain "How to Watch Internet TV."
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A jury ordered Internet phone provider Vonage Holdings Corp. to pay $58 million for infringing on three patents owned by Verizon Communications Inc.
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Vonage must pay damages and a 5.5 percent royalty rate on future sales in order to continue using Verizon technology.
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The provider of Internet phone service infringed on Sprint Nextelâs patents and should pay $69.5 million in damages, a federal jury ruled.
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Analysis: Verizon's victory in patent-infringement case is the latest challenge for Internet telephony provider Vonage.