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From: Elroy Jetson	1/3/2008 8:08:47 AM
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Vonage infringement settlements could unleash patent trolls ZDNet - Posted by Russell Shaw @ 4:00 am blogs.zdnet.com Over the Holiday weekend, Vonage settled patent disputes with AT&T and then Nortel. The agreement with AT&T was announced on December 21. Not much details, except to report that the arrangements were “definitive.” Then on December 31, Vonage and Nortel said they had “agreed in principle to end the litigation pending between them.” The companies said contemplated settlement involves a limited cross license to three Nortel and three Vonage patents and will not call for any monetary payments by any party. Claims relating to past damages and the remaining patents will be dismissed without prejudice.” Well, “contemplated” sends a signal that the two sides want to settle. Yet in any dispute, the difference betwee intent and actual action can be a long and sloggy road. Not only that but here’s an even bigger harbinger of trouble for Vonage. With all the recent patent infringement claims being “settled” lately- presumably for cash, licenses or both- how long before the patent trolls discover Vonage as a place where they can obtain easy cash for nipping at their heels by suing? .

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