Article: Judge Offers Plan to Keep Vonage Afloat

Vonage, an Internet phone company, may receive a temporary lifeline as it struggles to survive a patent dispute with Verizon Communications.

In the final minutes of oral arguments yesterday, a federal judge suggested a compromise that could allow Vonage to sign up customers while it develops technologies that do not infringe Verizon's patents.

"When the injunction could put a company out of business, shouldn't [the court] allow time for a work-around?" asked Timothy B. Dyk, one of three judges considering Vonage's appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. "Shouldn't the court consider whether the injunction should be framed in such a way that would allow reasonable ...

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