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Article: Setback for Vonage in U.S. court
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- International Herald Tribune
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- April 7, 2007
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International Herald Tribune
04-07-2007
A U.S. judge has banned Vonage, the Internet telephone company, from signing up new customers while it appeals a ruling that it infringed on three patents held by Verizon Communications. The decision Friday also requires Vonage to post a $66 million bond.In March, a jury found that Vonage, based in Holmdel, New Jersey, had infringed on the Verizon patents and should pay $58 million. Verizon, a telecommunications company based in New York, said that Vonage had lured away 600,000 customers by copying technology like voice-mail features, as well as the method for allowing Internet calls to reach traditional phone lines.The latest ruling is like ...