Vonage Files Motion to Vacate
Source: www.voip-news.com
Last week, Vonag. asked the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington D.C. to vacate and remand the recent decision of the US District Court’s that found they were infringing upo. specifi. Verizon technology. Vonag. asked the appeals court to send the decision back to the lower court so that the case may be retried “based on the new test for determining when an invention is too obvious to warrant patent protection. The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously adopted this new test last week in the KSR v. Teleflex case.&rdquo. Vonage feels that this recent ruling will have a positive impact on thei. case.
“We are very encouraged by the Supreme Court’s decision and the giant step it represents towards achieving much-needed patent reform in this country,” said Jeffrey Citron, Vonage chairman and interim chief executive officer, in a recent statement. “The Supreme Court’s decision should have positive implications for Vonage and our pending patent litigation with Verizon. We are also hopeful that this case will protect legitimate innovators and the value of their inventions, unlock the innovation process, and provide that companies are better able to conduct business without the encumbrance of meritless patent claims.”
