Vonage Sued For Alleged Patent Infringement
One of my favourite companies in the telecom space is easily Vonage. Anything that causes Bell Canada heartburn is fine by me. Now, Klausner Technologies Inc. has filed suit against the VoIP provider alleging patent infringement.
Klausner said the patent in question was used in Vonage’s voicemail services. It recently granted a license under the same patent to Time Warner Inc. subsidiary AOL
It’s interesting to note that when companies become successful in the US (see: Blackberry) that other companies spring into action and speed dial their lawyers. There might be a legitimate claim in this case. However we have seen that, as in the RIM case, there was no infringement. What happened to innovation? Has is died at the hand of the grey suited lawyer?
Tags: Vonage, Lawsuit, Klausner, Patent Case, Blackberry