Pulvermedia 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