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Vonage Wins Permanent Stay in Verizon Case

Posted by kdawson on from the huge-sigh dept.

kamikaze-Tech writes "The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington DC today issued Vonage a permanent stay of a previous court's injunction that would have barred it from signing up new customers. Vonage sought the stay following an April 6th decision by the US District Court in Alexandria, VA enjoining the company from using certain VoIP technology to add new customers."

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  1. Vonage is likely saying.... by 8127972 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..... Whoo hoo, hoo hoo hoo!

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  2. Ok, so now what? by AltGrendel · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wait for the patents to expire?

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    1. Re:Ok, so now what? by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 5, Informative

      Wait for the patents to expire?


      They continue the appeals process. If they win on appeal, Vonage continues doing business. If they exhaust all available appeals and lose, the injuction goes back into effect, Vonage can't sign up any more customers and eventually goes out of business, unless it gets bought out by Verizon.

      As a very happy Vonage customer, I'm hoping they win.
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  3. Not so fast on that 'huge sigh' by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 4, Informative

    The stay is granted until the appeals process is concluded. IOW, if Vonage loses in the appeals process, of course, the District Court's injuction goes back into effect.

    It ain't over 'til it's over.

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  4. Re:still could be screwed? by zappepcs · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I have a hunch that Vonage will survive http://gigaom.com/2007/04/08/voip-patent-mess/ this article talks about how Verizon really shoudn't have the patents in the first place, and this might be a good argument in the appeals process.

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  5. Does the general public know? by RobertB-DC · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This is a huge story among us techno types, but does the general public have any clue?

    Just last night, I got the usual pack of coupons in the mail... including one inviting me to choose Vonage for my local phone service. I'd wager nobody on my block has ever heard of the Vonage vs. Verizon patent battle. What happens to these folks -- especially the non-technical ones who don't even understand the 911 and VoIP thing -- if Vonage eventually loses its case entirely?

    Or is Vonage's strategy now built around pumping up the customer base in advance of the inevitable bankruptcy and fire sale of their only remaining asset: their customer list?

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  6. We have a stay! Sign up today! by searchr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Vonage! We can't guarantee we'll be here tomorrow, but we promise great service today!

    [Sign up for a 3 or 5 year plan, pay in advance, and earn a special reserved seating package for all future Vonage court proceedings!]

  7. Re:Vonage sucks donkey balls, no, really! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    I pay $16 a month for 500 minutes, which is about 30 minutes more than I have ever used in one month. I can take my little Vonage box with me to any broadband connection on earth and my phone magically rings there. When someone leaves me voicemail their message gets emailed to me. If I ever want to see who has called me or who I have called I can check it on a webpage. I've had Vonage for almost three years now and haven't had a single problem with it.

    Tell me what can compete with this for $4 a month. Hell, tell me what can compete with this for even $30 a month. I used to pay almost $40 a month just for local phone service!