Put this in the category of “you gotta be kidding me.” Microsoft has applied for and received a patent (U.S. Patent #7,415,666) that essentially patents “Page Up/Page Down” functionality. The patent (Timothy D Sellers, Heather L. Grantham, Joshua A. Dersch) that was filed in March 2005 is yet another proof that our patent system is [...]
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No, Seriously: Microsoft Patents Page Up & Page Down
, Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 2:19 PM PT Comments (50)
And Now Its AT&T’s Turn To Sue Vonage
, Sunday, October 21, 2007 at 9:49 PM PT Comments (15)
Its like the Groundhog Day for Vonage (VG), the beleaguered VoIP services company. After being separately sued by Verizon (VZ) and Sprint (S), and losing its cases over patent infringements, the Holmdel, NJ-based company is now facing similar charges from AT&T (T).
Vonage was ordered to pay $66 million to Verizon, and it recently settled [...]
Sprint Patents Get Vonage Cash
, Monday, October 8, 2007 at 8:39 AM PT Comments (4)
The beleaguered VoIP provider Vonage (VG) has been taking it on the chin for so long that even a marginal bit of good news is worth noting. The company said today it has “settled its pending patent dispute with Sprint (S)” and has “entered into a licensing arrangement under Sprint’s Voice over Packet (“VOP”) patent [...]
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