Vonage In the News Again
Source: www.voip-news.com
Today Vonage announced that they have requested a rehearing of the September 26th decision in their ongoing patent litigation with Verizon. They are asking for either a review by the original three judges, or a full panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In the original September 26th decision, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit “partially remanded a March 8 jury verdict in the U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va. that the company infringed on three Verizon patents. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit remanded the infringement verdict on the 880 patent and affirmed the verdict on one patent claim in each of the 574 and 711 patents. Further, the Court of Appeals vacated the entire award of $58 million in damages and the 5.5 percent royalty. The Court of Appeals remanded the case to the U.S. District Court and directed that the court retry those aspects of the original case.”
“This move represents the next logical step for Vonage in managing this litigation and continuing to move our business forward,” said Vonage Chief Legal Officer Sharon O’Leary. “We recently settled our case with Sprint, and continue to explore all legal options available to put the Verizon litigation to rest.”
