A landmark Supreme Court decision may prove to be the savior of Vonage. The ruling on "obviousness" is expected to have sweeping implications in patent law while pulling Vonage from the Verizon fire.
Vonage Has To Pay Up
Verizon wasn’t able to milk almost $200 million and 19 percent royalties from Vonage, but the troubled VoIP provider will have to fork over some cash for being in violation of three Verizon patents, a jury said yesterday.
Vonage Awaiting Last Rites From Verizon Jury
A verdict is expected by tomorrow as to whether or not Vonage owes Verizon nearly $200 million in patent infringement penance, and almost $5 per customer in royalties. If so, Verizon blasts a very large hole in an already sinking ship.
Vonage Hangs Up On Profits
The newly-public company’s net loss grew to $74.1 million for the second quarter, compared to $63.6 million from a year earlier.
Verizon Calls Vonage On Patents
Things just go from bad to worse for Vonage. On top of a tanked initial public offering (IPO) and a class action shareholder lawsuit, Verizon has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the voice-over-internet protocol (VoIP) company in a Virginia federal court.
Waffling Vonage Sued Over IPO Pre-Sale
The plummet of VoIP service Vonage’s IPO has drawn a class action lawsuit from Atlanta-based law firm Motley Rice. It alleges the company and its underwriters violated federal securities laws by publishing a “false and misleading” prospectus.
Vonage IPO Rings Up A Loss
Not since Lumera Corp’s IPO in July 2004 has a company IPO fallen as much as Vonage did in its first day of trading on Wall Street.
Goodbye Vonage, Hello Gizmo Project Area 775
About a week ago, I cancelled Vonage. I like the features but hated the service. I constantly had calls dropped, sometimes randomly heard other conversations, and generally had at least 2-3 issues with it per week.
Vonage Users Do It On The Phone
Can you guess VoIP company Vonage’s latest selling point? Nope. Try again. Sorry, no. It’s cheaper phone sex. Seriously. No, really, it is.
Sprint Direct Dials Vonage Patent Attorneys
The newly merged Sprint Nextel has filed suit against Vonage, accusing it of infringing on seven patents.