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Vonage ends legal dispute with ATandT

Bhagaban — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:50:55 +0000

Vonage has ended patent battle with AT&T and agreed to pay $39 million over five years as part of the settlement. It is the third major settlement by Vonage. The first two settlements were with Sprint Nextel and Verizon. The American...

US federal judge overturns Alcatel-Lucent's 1.5 bln patent verdict against Microsoft

Balendu — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:26:09 +0000

A US federal judge overturned a jury verdict ordering Microsoft to pay Alcatel-Lucent 1.5 billion US dollars for infringing on the French firm’s patents related to a digital music technology. The US District Judge Rudi Brewster in San Diego...

Nokia launches fresh patent countersuit against Qualcomm

Balendu — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:49:22 +0000

Qualcomm, which develops technology used in mobile phones, has experienced another major setback after Nokia filed a second lawsuit pertaining to patent infringement counter-suit against the Californian company. Nokia, combating a...

Amazon pays IBM unspecified amount to settle patent dispute

Balendu — Wed, 09 May 2007 04:29:17 +0000

Amazon.com Inc. has agreed to pay an unspecified patent-licensing fee to International Business Machines Corp. to settle a patent dispute that challenged some of the core technology underpinning its e-commerce site. The companies also said they...

Vonage asks Appeals Court to vacate patent infringement verdict

Balendu — Thu, 03 May 2007 09:12:38 +0000

Verizon has recently requested a federal appeals court to dismiss Vonage’s request for a retrial in an ongoing battle over Internet-phone-related patents. The struggling Internet phone provider, Vonage, had contended in a court filing earlier...

Vonage wins permanent stay in Verizon dispute, can keep signing up new customers

Balendu — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:06:57 +0000

Vonage, a voice over IP provider facing a patent infringement lawsuit from Verizon Communications, won a permanent stay of a previous injunction, which means it can carry on to conduct business as usual and it can resume adding new customers....

Pfizer's profit declines on patent charges by 18 percent

Balendu — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:40:52 +0000

Pfizer Inc.’s first-quarter profit slipped by 18 percent and the world’s largest drugmaker lowered its 2007 outlook, as fierce competition from cheaper drugs has considerably damaged two of its best-selling products, Norvasc for blood...

Vonage says patent disputes could lead to bankruptcy

Balendu — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:13:48 +0000

Vonage Holdings Corp., the pioneer of Internet-based phone calls, has recently said that patent disputes could lead to bankruptcy. The filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission has also contained details about other dangers from...

Broadcom files lawsuit against Qualcomm

Balendu — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 12:08:42 +0000

Wireless chipmaker Broadcom Corp. has revealed on Friday that it had launched a new legal battle against Qualcomm Inc., accusing its rival of unfair competition, fraud and breach of licensing contracts. The two companies have been locked in...

Nokia claims Qualcomm is using its patents, Qualcomm rejects payment offer

Balendu — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:16:27 +0000

Heating up further the patent dispute, Nokia has said that Qualcomm Inc is the largest user in the world of its technology and patents. The recent comment is expected to further intensify an increasingly bitter public quarrel over...