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Posted court update as of 03/18/2016
03/18/2016 Arbitration File
Arbitration File
03/29/2016 Answer to Counterclaim
Third-Party Defendants Richard G Kipping, Terry Kwan, TK Investment's Answer to Third Party Complaint and Counterdefendant's Locksmith Financial Corporation, Inc. Talisman Financial, INC, VHB International Ltd. and Cactus Ventures, INC's Answer to Counterclaim
03/30/2016 Three Day Notice of Intent to Default
Three Day Notice of Intent to Default Locksmith Financial Corporation, Inc., Talisman Financial, Inc., VHB International LTD, Cactus Ventures, Inc., TK Investment, Richard G. Kipping, and Terry Kwan
03/31/2016 Initial Appearance Fee Disclosure
Initial Appearance Fee Disclosure
Thanks GT for the patent updates!
VoIP Monitoring Featured Article posted
http://www.voipmonitoringzone.com/articles/417685-another-lawsuit-over-voip-technology-faced-apple.htm
VoIP Monitoring Featured Article
Another Lawsuit over VoIP Technology is Faced by Apple
February 18, 2016
By Joe Rizzo, Contributing Writer
Apple has been a participant in various legal proceedings and claims since it became a company. It has been involved in several lawsuits with Samsung (News - Alert) and earlier this month, a federal jury found Apple guilty of willfully infringing on four VirnetX patents. The judge awarded them $625.6 million in damages and ongoing royalties from a previous court finding over Virtual Private Networks (VPN) and other communication protocols, used in services, such as iMessage, FaceTime (News - Alert) and VPN on Demand.
In January, Dot 23 Technologies, a non-practicing entity located in Texas, began proceedings to take Apple to trial for implementing Siri into theiPhone (News -Alert) platform, alleging the virtual assistant's voice dialing and geolocation capabilities infringe upon three patents. The latest patent infringement lawsuit comes from VoIP-Pal.com Inc.
Back in 2010, Apple (News - Alert) updated the iPhone software development kit allowing Internet telephony apps to work on the 3G network. The little-noticed move effectively unlocked the ability for the iPhone to be used as Web phones in the U.K. Apparently, it did not go completely unnoticed as VoIP-Pal’s patent troll alleges that Apple’s technology in both Wi-Fi calling and iMessage apps violate its intellectual properties. It contends that Apple was aware of the patent, filed in May 2008, but willingly continued to use the patented technology without a license.
According to VoIP-Pal’s calculations, Apple has profited from this infringement to the tune of almost $3 billion. As of yet, no judge has been assigned to this case, however, if Apple should lose, it might be required to have to pay as much as $9 billion in damages.
VoIP-Pal owns and develops a portfolio of Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) patent applications. The company acquired Digifonica International in 2013 to help develop its patent suite and it is believed that two of the patents developed for Digifonica have been infringed by Apple.
The two patents that are being questioned involve Apple’s iMessage app. These apps utilize a caller dialing profile which essentially recognizes if the user on the receiving end of a message is an Apple user or not. It then determines which route the message will use; it can either go through Apple’s iMessage or through traditional SMS/MMS. The lawsuit claims that the unauthorized distribution of such Apple products has weakened VoIP-Pal’s own sales efforts.
Voip-Pal sues Apple, others over purchased E-911, routing VOIP patents
http://www.macnn.com/articles/16/02/11/current.npe.has.assembled.voip.dream.team.of.experts.for.litigation.132476/
updated 09:57 am EST, Thu February 11, 2016
by MacNN Staff
Current NPE has assembled VOIP 'Dream Team' of experts for litigation
Current non-practicing entity, and the holder of defunct Digifonica's patent portfolio, Voip-Pal has filed patent infringment lawsuits against Apple, Verizon, and AT&T over an assortment of law enforcement surveillance, emergency calling, and VOIP routing patents. The suits, filed in the Federal District Court in Las Vegas, are seeking over $7 billion dollars in royalty payments from the three companies.
Voip-Pal is a publicly traded company, incorporated in Nevada in 2006, which acquired Digifonica International Limited in 2013. The company notes that Digifonica "designed, built and tested super-nodes and nodes in Canada, England, and Norway, spending more than $17 million on development and execution in the process" and offered a "white-label VoIP service for a number of businesses to customize and run their own VoIP service" with the developed products. Starting in the mid 2000's, Digifonica was unable to continue supporting the platform. Apple's FaceTime was launched in 2010, in between Digifonica's collapse, and Voip-Pal's purchase of the patent portfolio.
Voip-Pal initiated discussions with apple in May of 2014 about the patent portfolio, with little traction gained. In August 2015, the US Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) issued the transferral notice to the company for the telecommunications patents, with the full transfer occurring in November of 2015. The company claims to have been ignored since that point, and the multi-billion dollar lawsuits were filed on February 9 and 10.
The lawsuit alleges that billions of calls, messages, and payments are made daily that utilize Digifonica's patents. Additionally, the company believes that its "caller attributes" patents isn't limited to mobile devices on a telecom network, and technologies like FaceTime are also infringing the company's portfolio through Internet use.
Patents that the company currently holds, or are pending transfer cover include three patents covering law enforcement interception of VOIP communications, routing messages for voice over IP, allocating charges for communication services, two patents for emergency assistance calling (E-911), and three patents for routing IP-based communications during endpoint changes. There is significant overlap in the USPTO's files with all of these patents, however.
None of the three companies sued by Voip-Pal have responded to the suit.
Thanks GT! Yes many many more to come! Go VPLM!
Great post Greenback! Go VPLM!
Well everyone, fasten your seatbelts! It's going to be a great ride!
Voip-Pal.com, Inc. v. Apple, Inc.
Nevada District CourtCase #:2:16-cv-00260
Nature of Suit 830 Property Rights - Patent
Cause15:1126 Patent Infringement
Case Filed:Feb 09, 2016
https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/10694512/VoipPalcom,_Inc_v_Apple,_Inc
Case update since initial demand for jury trial
01/21/2016 Amended Complaint
Third Amended Complaint
01/21/2016 Initial Appearance Fee Disclosure
Initial Appearance Fee Disclosure (NRS Chapter 19)
02/05/2016 Answer to Amended Complaint
Defendants' Answer to Plaintiffs' Third Amended Complaint/Counterclaims/Third-Party Complaint
02/05/2016 Demand for Jury Trial
Counterclaimant and Third-Party Plaintiff's Demand for Jury Trial
02/08/2016 Initial Appearance Fee Disclosure
Initial Appearance Fee Disclosure
I'm with you mayor01, 4 years and holding long!
How Voip-Pal’s IP Will Swing This $130 Billion MarketVOIP-PAL.COM INC - $VPLM
Wednesday, 28 October 2015 15:31 (EST)
Voip technology offers numerous benefits for both residential and enterprise users seeking a cost-efficient option for their communication needs. Yet, for all the advantages that it provides, there are certain limitations of Voip that have capped wider adoption of its use. A recent article by Steve Anderson of TMCnet does a great job summarizing this “controversy”.
This is exactly why Voip-Pal is perfectly positioned to leverage its patent portfolio, and resolve many of the traditional limitations and concerns that have plagued the VoIP market for years.
As Anderson puts it:
Voip-Pal acquired Digifonica just two years ago, and with its help and current patents put together an impressive suite of tools geared toward better connections. Now, Voip-Pal has a slate of tools working on fronts from Lawful Intercept to Enhanced 911 to Routing, Billing and Rating (RBR) systems and beyond. The RBR tools are particularly welcome for service providers who want to provide subscriber management functions, moving clients from one network to another even in the middle of a call. Meanwhile, Enhanced 911 tools allow better tracking of caller locations in the midst of a 911 call, providing better safety and security for users.
These tools may be especially helpful following a 2013 ruling from the EU Court of Justice. Said court found in favor of an Austrian law student who found Facebook uncomfortably cavalier about transferring data overseas without considering privacy. The standard “Safe Harbor” agreement was cited in response, reports note, but the court declared the agreement invalid, agreeing that “the law and practice of the United States do not offer sufficient protection against surveillance by the public authorities of the data transferred to that country.” That leaves a lot of uncertainty for tech firms.
While subscription agreements may impact this decision and make it a little less onerous for tech firms, assuming such could be a mistake. So companies may have to remove some services and replace these with others to maintain and expand profitability. That's where Voip-Pal can come in, part of a market expected to reach $130 billion by 2020.
It’s a great read for those that want a better understanding of the current state of the VoIP market, as well as the opportunities for Voip-Pal. We recommend you check out the full article here.
https://www.equities.com/news/how-voip-pal-s-ip-will-swing-this-130-billion-market
VoIP-Pal's Telecommunications Arsenal Ready to Fight VoIP Controversy
October 23, 2015
By Steve Anderson,Contributing Writer
Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) hasn't come without some controversy; with long-distance firms concerned about losses and Internet service providers (ISPs) concerned about bandwidth use growth, VoIP was a tool welcomed by some and reviled by others. That mix of feelings pervades much of the communications field, and VoIP-Pal is ready to help telecom firms and the like navigate this minefield of emotion with the power of diversification.
VoIP-Pal acquired Digifonica just two years ago, and with its help and current patents put together an impressive suite of tools geared toward better connections. Now, VoIP-Pal has a slate of tools working on fronts from Lawful Intercept to Enhanced 911 to Routing, Billing and Rating (RBR) systems and beyond. The RBR tools are particularly welcome for service providers who want to provide subscriber management functions, moving clients from one network to another even in the middle of a call. Meanwhile, Enhanced 911 tools allow better tracking of caller locations in the midst of a 911 call, providing better safety and security for users.
These tools may be especially helpful following a 2013 ruling from the EU Court of Justice. Said court found in favor of an Austrian law student who found Facebook uncomfortably cavalier about transferring data overseas without considering privacy. The standard “Safe Harbor” agreement was cited in response, reports note, but the court declared the agreement invalid, agreeing that “the law and practice of the United States do not offer sufficient protection against surveillance by the public authorities of the data transferred to that country.” That leaves a lot of uncertainty for tech firms.
While subscription agreements may impact this decision and make it a little less onerous for tech firms, assuming such could be a mistake. So companies may have to remove some services and replace these with others to maintain and expand profitability. That's where VoIP-Pal can come in, part of a market expected to reach $130 billion by 2020.
It's easy to say here that the government is overreaching, and that if the Austrian law student didn't like how his data was handled, he could have stopped using the Facebook (News -Alert) service. But regardless of the stance on government intervention, one more general conclusion can be easily reached: diversification is still important to business. While not every firm might be able to solve its potential problems by offering VoIP access or improving the identification capabilities posed by 911, having more than one product line to offer is more likely to produce better results for the business. VoIP-Pal, meanwhile, is offering up such a variety of tools that businesses can easily expand a product line to include at least one new tool. That could make all the difference if European business is suddenly lost to a court case or the like.
VoIP-Pal may not have the solution for an intrusive government, but it may have the solution for sagging profits. The key is diversification, and offering multiple product lines improves the chances of weathering a court case that doesn't end well, or a similar disaster.
Edited by Maurice Nagle
http://www.ipphonesresource.com/articles/411929-voip-pals-telecommunications-arsenal-ready-fight-voip-controversy.htm
Shares held are on the sedi report. No selling happening that I can see.
I was referring to the general public.
I believe you have asked probably one of the top questions that is shared by all the shareholders and I like everyone else don't have the answer. I'm not a tech person either, far from it. All I know is what I have read over the many years and continue to do as much DD as possible on VoIP. VoIP is not yet main stream, but the day is coming where VoIP will be well known. I have no issues with how VPLM are going about dotting their i's and crossing their t's and strengthening their patent's and position. If I held those patent's I'd be doing no different. In my opinion, there is lots of experience on the board too get us to the finish line and when that happens I will be holding every share I own!
Also, "like the Internet itself, the origins of VoIP are well-known to those who care about it, and likely less familiar to those with only a passing interest.
Microsoft’s Skype was one of the first consumer-level VoIP services to make a splash, and Apple’s FaceTime has followed suit, making use of the built-in cameras in Apple’s now-ubiquitous handhelds.
No matter which way you look at it, VoIP has had a dramatic impact on the way we communicate.
To put it another way, VoIP has put “traditional” phone providers on notice; many of them cling to outdated business models like expensive long-distance calling and spotty reception.
It’s safe to say that VoIP represents the future of home and business phone service".
http://www.broadviewnet.com/blog/2014/03/history-lesson-who-invented-voip/
My sentiments exactly!
COMPANY WHITE PAPERS
Understanding the Technology of RBR & RBR Messaging...
The Importance of Caller Attributes in Modern Communications..
Voip-Pal Patents List (US & Canada..
Voip-Pal Core Patents Detail...
All of the White Papers are a valuable read imo if you are questioning the value of the patents!
http://www.voip-pal.com/#!white-papers/apd44
Why are Voip-Pal’s Classification and Routing Patent US 8542815 and US 9179005 Continuation Patent fundamental to current telecommunications infrastructure?
The patenting of Dynamic Call Classification is a landmark achievement in the world of modern telecommunications. These patents articulate the technology required to classify and route “call sessions” over a complex multiple node structure, whether private or public, or any combination of thereof, all of which may include voice, messaging, video and include M2M (Machine to Machine).
The closest prior art merely disclosed static classification: for example, by the amount of money the subscriber has paid, or by available bandwidth, or some other simple criteria. From the earliest days of phone communication, calls were routed solely using the callee number. Our patents (the first in the industry to do so) utilize caller attributes (in addition to callee id) to call classification, making it dynamic).
Prior to 2005, when legacy PSTN dominated the world, call routing was primitive (akin to the AOL dial up internet model). After 2005, multiple private Internet clouds were developed (e.g., Vonage, Apple, Facebook, Google, etc.), each of them being geographically distributed over multiple nodes, and the routing decisions became increasingly complex: How could we route these communications? Via PSTN or via private clouds in the Internet (and, if the latter, to which node)? Prior to 2005, most companies were monetizing by routing PSTN calls via the Internet. We predicted that the vast majority of future communication will be not to PSTN, but between multiple private nodes, and called it a ‘Private’ call in our patents.
Today, millions of people are registered with those private nodes of social portals, and communicating with each other seamlessly. Private call classification criteria, using both callee and caller information, are deployed by all social portals and carriers. They help to connect subscribers either on the same node, or between different nodes. Digifonica envisioned this structure PRIOR to this massive deployment and described the technology, structure and methodology in all of nowissued patents.
Voip-Pal’s 815’ and 005’ patents cover not only telephony audio/video calls but also modern messaging, including M2M (intelligent assets). ‘Modern’ means: messages must be able to accommodate and provide immediate real-time response(WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, iMessage, Instagram, Google Hangouts). Machine-to-Machine intelligent communications requires real-time routing of messages in complex networks. Online payments have at least four parties involved, most of them use geographically distributed redundant multi-node structure. For the financial transactions to succeed, they must be routed dynamically in real-time. Long-awaited Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) deploys functionality in its IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) which is very similar to the 815’ and 005’ patents.
How is it that Voip-Pal has developed these 815’ and 005’ patents, rather than another telecommunications company?
In the years 2003-2005, Digifonica (a wholly owned subsidiary of Voip-Pal) had the advantage of not having to support existing customers or legacy systems (there were none). We had the opportunity to start from a “blank slate” while taking advantage of vast industry experience accumulated by that time. All companies before 2005 were developing their own systems, such as Cisco with its H323. Digifonica employed top professionals in the open-source Linux community, some of which are now well-known and successful (e.g., Sippy Software, Inc., www.sippysoft.com). Three PhDs with various engineering backgrounds held the top positions at the Company. Digifonica had a vision – which it implemented in the three geographically distributed nodes, tested, and patented the core solutions. Today, Voip-Pal’s 815’ and 005’ solutions have been proven by the entire telecommunications industry, who are deploying them virtually everywhere.
http://www.voip-pal.com/#!white-papers/apd44
COMPANY WHITE PAPERS
Understanding the Technology of RBR & RBR Messaging - pages 3&4
There are a couple of sedi posts filled so far.
I believe this may be all in part of the requirements to up-list based on the dates posted
https://www.sedi.ca/sedi/SVTSelectSediIssuer?menukey=15.02.00&locale=en_CA
Type - issuer name
Looks like the Jury Trial may have been requested by VPLM if you look at the dates of both the request and then the financial
12/22/2015
Demand for Jury Trial
12/22/2015 Transaction Assessment 3.50
12/22/2015 Wiznet Receipt # 2015-132077-CCCLK VOIP-Pal.Com Inc (3.50)
Sorry about that, here is a long version
http://www.clarkcountycourts.us/CaseLookupLinks.htm
click Criminal Filings
In the bottom center of page the is a line that says
"On-line court inquiry is available for District Court records dating from 1990 to the present click here"
Click - District Civil/Criminal Records
Enter Case number A-15-717491-C
Click - Blue highlighted case number and you will get all the details
Hope this helps!
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Register of Actions - Case No. A-15-717491-C
12/22/2015 Demand for Jury Trial
VoIP-Pal's Technology Over a Decade in the Making
By Steve Anderson Contributing Writer
November 23, 2015
Session initiation protocol (SIP) trunking users are on the rise, and the growth of voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) technology gets more pronounced with every passing day. The market for VoIP services is set to clear $130 billion by 2020, and one of the biggest movers in this field could be VoIP-Pal.
Back in the early 2000s, VoIP-Pal researchers projected the IP calling market, set to function on a highly complex network that would require a lot of careful observation in order to make it properly work. As time went on, the projection seemed to get closer to reality, and when VoIP-Pal purchased Digifonica International Limited in 2013, the stage was largely set, and VoIP-Pal's line of products and patents had a market beginning to materialize.
VoIP-Pal contains a host of patents and products, ranging from tools for routing, billing and rating (RBR) functions to enhanced 911 systems, the kinds of tools that are already proving valuable in the market. With a slate of patents to its credit, the company is now putting clear focus on making that patent lineup work for the company, taking advantage of a slate of new patents issued in October along with those currently in place. Most recently, the company picked up patents in several fields, including one for “Producing Routing Messages for VoIP Communications (Messaging).”
With a recent European “Safe Harbor” ruling going against some of the major companies like Amazon, Facebook and Google, turning to third party VoIP tools may be standard procedure in the future. That could give companies like VoIP-Pal a lot of extra room to run. Throw in the growing need for enhanced 911 service as VoIP gains ground with businesses, and it's another great opportunity for VoIP-Pal to take off.
This market has huge opportunity already built into it, and the level of opportunity looks to improve from there. It's not hard to wonder what VoIP-Pal is doing right now to take advantage of the field, and market insiders seem to be wondering the same thing. With the last share price coming in around $0.09 a share—and its 52 week high sitting around $0.16—there does seem to be doubt as to whether or not VoIP-Pal's patent portfolio can represent real value for investors. Some clear news about how VoIP-Pal's patents are being put to work in everyday life could be a real help here.
VoIP is a very dynamic market, and needs both companies working on today as well as tomorrow to make it advance to its fullest. VoIP-Pal, meanwhile, seems to have tomorrow well in hand.
http://sip-trunking.tmcnet.com/topics/sip-trunking/articles/413482-voip-pals-technology-over-decade-the-making.htm
I just tried and had no problem reading the case info, not sure why you are not able to get to the same.Try this link
https://www.clarkcountycourts.us/Anonymous/CaseDetail.aspx?CaseID=11592455
Another update on Case
12/07/2015 Stipulation and Order
Stipulation and Order to Join all Parties to the District Court Case A-15-717491-C And Stipulation and Order to Stay Proceedings
Further update on case
ORDER Granting23 Stipulation to Join all Parties to the District Court Case A-15-717491-C and Stipulation to Stay Proceedings. IT IS ORDERED that the parties will meet for a status check on 8/29/2016 at 10:00 AM in LV Courtroom 3D before Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach on 12/2/15. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - PS)
See update on Clark County Courts
Case No. A-15-717491-C
11/23/2015 Stipulation
Stipulation and Order to Amend Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint to Add Talisman Financial, Inc., Cactus Ventures, Inc., VHB International LTD., as Plaintiffs and President's Stock Transfer Inc., as a Defendant
ORDER. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a discovery hearing is scheduled for 11:00 a.m., 11/24/15, in courtroom 3D.
The hearing will be vacated upon the filing of the Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order in compliance with Local Rule 26-1. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach on 11/9/15. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - PS)
Perhaps next week will provide more
https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/8637246/VoipPalcom,_Inc_v_Locksmith_Financial_Corporation,_Inc_et_al
VoIP-Pal's Telecommunications Arsenal Ready to Fight VoIP Controversy
By Steve Anderson, Contributing Writer
October 23 2015
Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) hasn't come without some controversy; with long-distance firms concerned about losses and Internet service providers (ISPs) concerned about bandwidth use growth, VoIP was a tool welcomed by some and reviled by others. That mix of feelings pervades much of the communications field, and VoIP-Pal is ready to help telecom firms and the like navigate this minefield of emotion with the power of diversification.
VoIP-Pal acquired Digifonica just two years ago, and with its help and current patents put together an impressive suite of tools geared toward better connections. Now, VoIP-Pal has a slate of tools working on fronts from Lawful Intercept to Enhanced 911 to Routing, Billing and Rating (RBR) systems and beyond. The RBR tools are particularly welcome for service providers who want to provide subscriber management functions, moving clients from one network to another even in the middle of a call. Meanwhile, Enhanced 911 tools allow better tracking of caller locations in the midst of a 911 call, providing better safety and security for users.
These tools may be especially helpful following a 2013 ruling from the EU Court of Justice. Said court found in favor of an Austrian law student who found Facebook uncomfortably cavalier about transferring data overseas without considering privacy. The standard “Safe Harbor” agreement was cited in response, reports note, but the court declared the agreement invalid, agreeing that “the law and practice of the United States do not offer sufficient protection against surveillance by the public authorities of the data transferred to that country.” That leaves a lot of uncertainty for tech firms.
While subscription agreements may impact this decision and make it a little less onerous for tech firms, assuming such could be a mistake. So companies may have to remove some services and replace these with others to maintain and expand profitability. That's where VoIP-Pal can come in, part of a market expected to reach $130 billion by 2020.
It's easy to say here that the government is overreaching, and that if the Austrian law student didn't like how his data was handled, he could have stopped using the Facebook (News - Alert) service. But regardless of the stance on government intervention, one more general conclusion can be easily reached: diversification is still important to business. While not every firm might be able to solve its potential problems by offering VoIP access or improving the identification capabilities posed by 911, having more than one product line to offer is more likely to produce better results for the business. VoIP-Pal, meanwhile, is offering up such a variety of tools that businesses can easily expand a product line to include at least one new tool. That could make all the difference if European business is suddenly lost to a court case or the like.
VoIP-Pal may not have the solution for an intrusive government, but it may have the solution for sagging profits. The key is diversification, and offering multiple product lines improves the chances of weathering a court case that doesn't end well, or a similar disaster.
http://www.tmcnet.com/channels/ip-phones/articles/411929-voip-pals-telecommunications-arsenal-ready-fight-voip-controversy.htm
Voip-Pal’s technology and intellectual property will allow users to stay connected within the complex environment of the mobile world. With a growing market and an increase in wireless services, their expanding Digifonica Patent Suite will be a valuable and coveted asset.
http://www.equities.com/spotlight/spotlight-companies/voip-pal-continues-to-expand-portfolio-with-newly-issued-patents
Another posted article
Making a call once meant using a landline telephone. Sound waves entered a mouthpiece, and with the help of electricity, a transmitter and a receiver, a person could be connected to another thousands of miles away. This is how people communicated over long distances for well over a hundred years. While phones are still very much in use thanks to the explosion in smartphone technology, people are now able to communicate and interact in a variety of ways over the Internet. The world is now connected via the World Wide Web, with voice and multimedia sessions made possible with Voice-over-Internet-Protocol VOIP-PAL.COM INC(OTCMKTS:VPLM)technology
http://www.techsonian.com/penny-stocks-in-queue-voip-pal-com-vplm-technology-mobile-broadcasting-mbhc-altius-minerals-atusf-akzo-nobel-n-v-akzoy/12605906/
"In court papers, the university claimed Apple ignored its offers to license the patent, which would mean paying a fee for its continued use.
Therefore the university said Apple was wilfully infringing the patent, something which, if the court agrees, could carry a heavier fine."
In todays BBC NEWS by David Lee - North American Technology Reporter
This article also supports your post.Time will tell who ends up with VPLM's patents
http://fortune.com/2015/08/14/cisco-buy-security-companies/
Cisco is eyeing a hot tech sector for more acquisitions.
Cisco is going on a security push.
The tech giant revealed during its fiscal fourth quarter earnings call this week that it’s scouting for security startups to buy.
In an interview with Fortune, Cisco CSCO -1.27% CFO Kelly Kramer said that the company has “been very vocal” about expanding beyond its roots in selling networking gear to build a bigger computer security business. In light of major hackings at Sony Pictures Entertainment, Target and JP Morgan Chase, companies are putting security on top of their priority lists, Kramer explained.
Over the past few years, Cisco has already acquired a number of security companies, and it’s not going to be slowing down any time soon. Two notable acquisitions during the buying spree include Internet security firm OpenDNS for $635 million in June and security vendor Sourcefire for a whopping $2.7 billion in 2013.
Cisco security acquistions
Today’s scattered security landscape is “ripe for consolidation,” said Kramer. Of course, acquisitions often come with a heavy price, considering the sky-high valuations for prominent security startups.
Cyber security startup Tanium is currently raising new funding that would value it at roughly $2.5 billion, Fortune’s Dan Primack and Leena Rao reported this week. And networking security startup Illumio raised $100 million in April that valued it at $1 billion, according to private equity and venture capital research firm PitchBook.
Those lofty valuations don’t seem to worry Cisco, however, as Kramer said the company has “got the balance sheet to do it.” It currently has $60.4 billion in cash and investments.
cisco-rev-by-category
Graphic by Stacy Jones
For now, security accounts for only a fraction Cisco’s overall revenue. In the fourth quarter, sales of security products was $464 million compared with $5 billion from the company’s traditional switching and routing business, for example. And while Cisco has been emphasizing security, its security business hasn’t exactly been growing like a wildfire. Security sales rose only growing by 4% in the fourth quarter for 2015 compared to the same period in 2014.
If Cisco wants to make security a major part of its business, acquisitions could be one way to get there. Or it could just be a waste of money like its $590 million acquisition of flip-camera maker Pure Digital in 2009 as part of a failed detour into consumer products. The company also recently sold off its television set-top box business to Paris-based Technicolor for $600 million after inheriting the product line from its $6.9 billion purchase of telecom and television manufacturer Scientific-Atlanta in 2005.
Copied from USPTO
Transaction History
Date Transaction Description
08-08-2015 Document Verification
08-10-2015 Notice of Allowance Data Verification Completed
Bibliographic Data
13/966,096 PRODUCING ROUTING MESSAGES FOR VOICE OVER IP COMMUNICATIONS DIGIF.001C1
Application Number: 13/966,096
Correspondence Address Customer Number: 20995
Filing or 371 (c) Date: 08-13-2013
Status: Allowed -- Notice of Allowance Not Yet Mailed
Publication # correction ... Interupted Transmission of Internet Protocol Transmission during Endpoint Changes # is 20120170574
What Is The Buzz Surrounding VOIP-PAL.COM INC (OTCMKTS:VPLM)?
http://www.journaltranscript.com/2015/06/what-is-the-buzz-surrounding-voip-pal-com-inc-otcmktsvplm/
Would this be considered a valuation of purchasing valuable patents. VPLM is used as an example!
http://onlinelaw.wustl.edu/intellectual-property/
Intellectual Property Law: Do You Have What It Takes?
August 1st, 2013 by @WashULaw 0
Filed Under: Intellectual Property
21st Century Dealmakers, @WashULaw Blog, Practice Areas
Intellectual property (“IP”) law deals with rights related to products of the mind, such as works of art, technological innovations and the identifying marks of particular businesses. These intangible assets are known to the world as copyrights, patents and trademarks, respectively. Also included in the field are trade secrets, “moral rights” and other abstract concepts.
At the moment, few legal fields are as “hot” as IP (i.e. there are many job opportunities in the field), due to the ever-increasing importance of the intersections between the Internet, media and technological innovation, especially across international boundaries.
What Do Intellectual Property Lawyers Do?
IP lawyers can be generalists or specialists and may work on transactional, regulatory or litigation matters, among others. Because patent work is often highly technical, however, and requires a deep intimacy with the workings of government authorities (e.g. the United States Patent and Trademark Office), patent lawyers tend to be the most specialized and often work solely on patent matters.
That said, intellectual property lawyers may handle the following types of tasks:
Advising businesses in connection with transactions involving IP assets, such as:
The acquisition of a new Internet company;or
The purchasing of valuable patents from a biotech firm. This type of matter may involve negotiation with other lawyers, drafting of contract provisions, and research related to government filings regarding the assets in question.
A recent example is the acquisition of Digifonica’s patent portfolio by VoiP-Pal.com.
This is just an application not an approval. To me, this just proves how valuable having a lawful intercept patent is and how much Micosoft wants in.