Verizon vs. Vonage: Where does VoIP stand? March 15, 2007
Posted by chetan in : General , trackbackPulvermedia is hosting a series of webinars on helping VoIP companies understand the impact of Verizon vs. Vonage ruling. Salient point from the presentation:
- Verizon asserts its patents are broadly relevant to VoIP. Companies in this space should work with legal on matters of interpretation and applicability of patents
- Consider getting exculpatory opinions to have in the file to avoid willful infringement (the award triples for willful)
- Consider contributory infringement issues when dealing with third parties
- Also check indemnification clauses with your vendors
- If there is a conflict, consider proactive design arounds and file for design changes
- Collect (probably as a group of like minded companies) prior art that is relevant but hasn’t been considered by USPTO (happens quite often)
- More VoIP patent litigation to come
- Clear new products and services of existing patent issues and investigate existing suite to resolve ambiguity and issues that might invite litigation
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