Tag archive: Sharon O’Leary

Struggling VoIP operator Vonage has cleared a major hurdle in its efforts to stay in business, announcing that the two companies hav agreed to settle their long-running patent dispute. Although the exact amount Vonage will pay to Verizon under the settlement agreement depends on a pending appeals court ruling, the settlement effectively caps the amount Vonage will pay to Verizon at $120 million. Of that amount, $88 million in already held in… Read More

Trouble VoIP operator Vonage has removed one patent-related thorn from its side, announcing today that it has settled its patent infringement dispute with Sprint for some $80 million. The settlement includes $35 million for past use of Sprinttechnology, $40 million for a fully paid license to that technology, and $5 million in prepayment for services. “We are pleased to resolve our dispute with Sprint and enter into a productive future… Read More

The legal eagles at VoIP operator Vonage may frantically be trying to push the “reset” button on this week. First, a jury in Kansas City finds the company is violating patents owned by Sprint and must may the company $69.5 million plus 5 percent of future revenues. Next, a federal appeals court upheld a jury verdict and injunction against Vonage for infringing on two patents owned by telecom operator Verizon. The ruling stems… Read More

In another court defeat for VoIP provider Vonage, a federal jury has found Vonage in violation of six patents held by Sprint Nextel, and ordered the company to pay $69.5 million in damages, along with a five percent royalty rate on Vonage's future revenue. Sprint sued Vonage for patent violations in 2005, originally claiming 61 violations of seven telecommunications patents. The decision comes in the wake of a damaging patent battle… Read More

VoIP provider Vonage has won a permanent stay against an injunction which would have prevented the company from signing up new subscribers. The three judge panel heard 90 minutes of technical testimony from lawyers from both Vonage and Verizon, during which Vonage lawyer Roger Warin argued the judge in its patent infringement trial with Verizon had given the jury improper instructions on how to interpret key technical terminology, and… Read More