Verizon settles patent infringement lawsuit with Klausner Technologies
Klausner claimed Verizon infringed on visual voicemail patents
Defendant: Verizon; LC; Citrix Systems; Comverse Technology; Embarq; Grand Central Communications; Cox Communications; PhoneFusion; RingCentral
Plaintiff: Klausner Technologies
Jurisdiction: United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas
Result: Settlement
Source: “Verizon settles patent suit with Klausner,” TradingMarkets.com, October 28, 2008
In October 2008, Verizon settled a patent infringement lawsuit with Klausner Technologies over its alleged infringement of Klausner’s visual voicemail patents, which allow for users to view, prioritize and select voice messages. Klausner alleged that Verizon infringed the patents through use of its Verizon Wireless Visual Voicemail service.
The patent infringement lawsuit was filed in August 2008 against Verizon, LC, Citrix Systems, Comverse Technology, Embarq, Grand Central Communications, Cox Communications, PhoneFusion, and RingCentral. As part of the settlement, Verizon now has a licensing agreement with Klausner.
Klausner has resolved similar suits with other entities who are now licensees of its technology, such as AT&T, Sprint, Vonage, eBay, Apple, Comcast and Cablevision. The patent infringement lawsuits against the other defendants are pending.
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