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LOL, The request for disclosure will/has happened, whether or not it gets to this point remains to be seen, I think GBC explained that some posts again. No major Corp wants to disclose their source code, they cannot refuse to disclose it but they may want to negotiate a settlement before they have no more choice in the matter. Its akin to KFC having to publish their secret recipe. :)
Thanks, always been here my friend, it just was creating a few to many dents in my head.
Disclosure will set you free, the request will come... :)
Sorry but is it all done or .00001% chance?
VPLM Patent Status
20 patented, 2 NOA, 0 new filings, 6 patents in prosecution since 09-06-2018
All updates since my last summary in RED
1. Lawful Intercept, 20100150138 Patented
13/863,306 which is Patented
14/802,929 which is Patented
15/385,555 which is Patented
15/861,572 07-31-2018, NOA
2. Rating, Billing & Routing, 20100150328 Patented
13/966,096 which is Patented
14/877,570 which is Patented
15/396,344 which is Patented
15/405,188 which is Patented
15/730,600 which is Patented
15/788,666 which is Patented
15/942,282 11-06-2018 NOA
14/029,615 which is Patented
14/325,181 which is Patented
14/029,671 which is Patented
14/853,705 Non-final rejection, RCE 10-29-2018
3. Emergency 911, 20100172345 Patented
13/968,217 which is Patented
15/421,058 07-14-2017 Non-final Rejection, 01-12-2018 Terminal Disclaimer, 09-10-2018 Notice of Appeal
4. Mobile Gateway, 20110122827 Patented
14/035,806 Non-Final rejection, 08-24-2018
5. Uninterrupted Transmission of Internet Protocol, 20120170574 Patented
14/092,831 which is Patented
14/802,872 which is Patented
16/030,761 09-05-2018 Non-Final rejection, appears to require a terminal disclaimer
30 years? Timeline facts,
Fact, the company was not in existence 30 years ago, originally incorporated in 1997
Fact, the company was originally All American Casting, not even a communications company.
Fact, it then became VOIP MDU,
Fact, It was again changed to Voip-Pal which did a whole lot of nothing until, wait for it...
FACT, The patents were acquired and it ventured upon the current path with a new board and goal.
So if you want the facts, it has had no revenue in it's current form for 5 years, not 30... Fact
So damn squeaky clean but they still won't show up in court...
09/19/2018
Motion to Compel (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Bulla, Bonnie)
09/19/2018, 09/26/2018
Plaintiff's, Counterdefendants', and Third-Party Defts' Motion to Compel Discovery and for Sanctions
Parties Present
09/19/2018 9:00 AM
Counter Claimant
Knecht, Adam R. - Attorney
Defendant
Knecht, Adam R. - Attorney
Defendant
Knecht, Adam R. - Attorney
Defendant
Knecht, Adam R. - Attorney
Defendant
Knecht, Adam R. - Attorney
Defendant
Knecht, Adam R. - Attorney
Counter Defendant
Smith, Michael E. - Attorney
Counter Defendant
Smith, Michael E. - Attorney
Counter Defendant
Smith, Michael E. - Attorney
Third Party Defendant
Smith, Michael E. - Attorney
Third Party Defendant
Smith, Michael E. - Attorney
Third Party Defendant
Smith, Michael E. - Attorney
09/26/2018 9:30 AM
Kipping and Co have recently either fired their lawyer or been fired by their lawyer, regardless, they have now hired a new lawyer which I am sure will again push things back although I hope this will not be request after request for additional time from that side. That's all I can add!
VPLM Patent Status
20 patented, 1 NOA, 2 new filings, 4 patents in prosecution.
All updates since my last summary in RED
1. Lawful Intercept, 20100150138 Patented
13/863,306 which is Patented
14/802,929 which is Patented
15/385,555 07-11-2018 Patented
15/861,572 07-31-2018, NOA
2. Rating, Billing & Routing, 20100150328 Patented
13/966,096 which is Patented
14/877,570 which is Patented
15/396,344 which is Patented
15/405,188 which is Patented
15/730,600 04-03-2018 which is Patented
15/788,666 04-17-2018 which is Patented
15/942,282 07-11-2018 Non-final, appears to require terminal disclaimer, published 08-09-2018
14/029,615 which is Patented
14/325,181 06-12-2018 which is Patented
14/029,671 which is Patented
14/853,705 Final rejection, RCE 02-14-2018
3. Emergency 911, 20100172345 Patented
13/968,217 which is Patented
15/421,058 07-14-2017 Non-final Rejection, 01-12-2018 Terminal Disclaimer, 02-06-2018 IDS X4
4. Mobile Gateway, 20110122827 Patented
14/035,806 Non-Final rejection, 08-24-2018
5. Uninterrupted Transmission of Internet Protocol, 20120170574 Patented
14/092,831 which is Patented
14/802,872 07-10-2018 which is Patented
16/030,761 07-09-2018 Not yet published
RBR & LI applied for, status unknown!
On Nov 5, 2007 in it's first day of trading from it's IPO, PetroChina surpassed 1 trillion dollars in market cap. Additionally there are a number of state owned corporations which have exceeded 1 trillion. But here's the pat on the back for Apple, THEY ARE THE FIRST US BASED PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY TO EXCEED ONE TRILLION IN MARKET CAP
Not quite, only 222 days since Apple's filing.
The Northern District of California’s Recent Patent Local Rules Amendments: Elevating Damages Considerations to the Same Level as Infringement and Invalidity Contentions
Given the large cluster of technology companies in Silicon Valley, the Northern District of California has long been a top venue for patent infringement litigation. In December 2000, that court adopted its Patent Local Rules, mandating early disclosure by the parties of their infringement and invalidity contentions followed by the orderly identification of claim terms and phrases requiring construction by the court, providing a relatively early claim construction proceeding (i.e., Markman hearing), and dictating the timing of expert reports.
The N.D. Cal. Patent Local Rules introduced a significant innovation in patent infringement case management. The Eastern District of Texas borrowed heavily from the rules in crafting its own patent local rules, and other districts followed. Today, 32 or so districts have patent local rules. Of the top ten venues for patent infringement cases, only the Central District of California and Southern District of Florida lack such rules.
The Northern District of California has amended its Patent Local Rules from time to time. Through its most recent amendments, effective January 17, 2017, damages contentions now join infringement and invalidity contentions as the subject of early, detailed disclosure. The principal changes are:
1.The parties must now provide a “non-binding, good faith estimate” in the Joint Case Management Statement regarding the range of damages expected and an explanation of the estimate. Pat. L.R. 2-1(b)(5).
2.The patent owner(s) must add to its Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions “the timing of the point of first infringement, the start of claimed damages, and the end of claimed damages.” Pat. L.R. 3-1(h).
3.To its production accompanying the Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions, the patent owner must now add licenses and other documents bearing on the reasonable royalty calculation under Georgia-Pacific; any other agreements bearing on the party’s damages case; documents sufficient to show marking when relevant; and documents relating to any FRAND commitment regarding the asserted patent(s). Pat. L.R. 3-2(f)-(j). And the accused infringer(s) must now add to the production accompanying its invalidity contentions agreements comparable to a license that would result from a hypothetical reasonable royalty negotiation, documents showing sales, revenue, costs and profits regarding the accused instrumentalities for the period of alleged infringement, and documents used to support the accused infringer’s damages case. Pat. L.R. 3-4(c)-(e).
4.The biggest changes come in Pat. L.R. 3-8 and 3-9. The former requires the patent owner(s) to serve detailed Damages Contentions not later than 50 days following service of the accused infringer’s Invalidity Contentions. The latter requires that the accused infringer serve its Responsive Damages Contentions thirty days later.
The relatively slow pace of document productions in larger patent cases will likely make complying with these requirements a challenge, at least for a while. The compulsory production requirements of Pat. L.R. 3-2 and 3-4 should help speed compliance. And the timing requirements of Pat. L.R. 3-8 and 3-9 should provide ample support for early pressure to complete damages document productions to the extent possible in advance of those new deadlines.
The new amendments will impact patent litigation practice in at least three important ways. First, patent owners will be compelled to focus on disclosure of their damages case earlier than many now do; best practice suggests articulating at least an outline of one’s damages case before filing suit. Second, accused infringers will be compelled to divulge key sales and related information much earlier than is typical. For tactical reasons, accused infringers often prefer to keep information about potential damages close to the vest in earlier stages, particularly in cases against patent assertion entities (PAEs). And third, putting such information into each side’s hands at an early stage will affect the timing and perhaps conduct of settlement discussions. An early disclosure that potential damages in a case are relatively modest may promote earlier settlement. An early disclosure of potentially large damages, however, may have the opposite effect.
And I also went to college for business so I guess it doesn't apply either... Cheers S37
If you are to look at the CAGR for the S&P500 from 1970 until now, it was 7%. If you missed only the best 10 days over that period your ROR is 5.4%, miss the 20 best days and your ROR is 4.3%... Miss the 30 best days and you drop further to 3.3% annualized ROR. Take it one step further and miss only the best 40 days out of 17,000ish and your annual ROR is 2.4%. People can trade all they want, you can pick your industry, your geography, whatever the flavor but miss .0025% of all trading days and you may as well go buy a 90 day T-Bill, those are fundamentals. FYI, those numbers get extremely uglier if you go from 2000 until now. If people want to diversify into VPLM, good, they are still invested and don't run the risk of missing something to the positive, there are no fundamentals in penny land, none IMHO. And BTW, please oh please bring on the .02's I'm happy to pick up more, does the chart say when? I am thinking vacation and "I don't want to miss a thing".
I believe they want it in Delaware, that is where Twitter is incorporated although they have no further ties there, they are located in California.
Sadly, you are completely wrong, I will say this, patents are never invented by a company, they are invented by an employee or an individual hence why they name people, not companies as inventors...IKICYSF\DDDA
I need to correct the EPO side DB,
EP2084868 RBR Granted
EP2478678 UI Granted
FYI...
Yeah, so in all seriousness, please point out where, when and how any of the patents were revoked. Just one iota of proof please!
Getting back to school, they can be employees in any capacity and receive compensation of sorts or they can be a volunteer. I can assure you that none of these persons are volunteers. IOOYDF
Even better, that one employee did this to the rotten Apple. All by his lonesome.
Hmm, I have been out of school for some time now but on this list I count nine! There are some more but you will have to read more to learn about them. ROTFAYSF
It is messed up, obviously have a glitch in their system. flat day!
Agreed, but this is a way for guys like Tim "Crooked" Cook to accomplish two things, sell his shares into a market at a high point and guarantee a buyer of large volume and two, artificially push the share price higher with no true rationale. IMHO
My condolences. Apple dividend 1.55%, you would be better off with Centurylink, 11.36%. All kidding aside, I think the fact that Apple has more cash than one can fathom makes their dividend yet another slap in the face of their shareholders. Although with that said, hedging your bets is never a horrible idea... Cheers
It's all about the MONEY! Where is it Apple, where is it...
Keep trying, just one click away.
No, here.
Just search the company and complete the Captcha.
Thanks for posting Up, I read that earlier and have been pondering another question. How would this have an effect if these parties all file individual motions for a change of venue.
Vplm is responsible for my Pat's loss, that's the final straw, I'm out. I can tolerate the PO Box, no trade shows and virtually everything else but not the Super Bowl loss.
Ciao
Here's the first 53, the list is readily available for anyone wanting to challenge the validity.
Nov 30, 2015
Apple Inc
Dec 1, 2015
Verizon Communications
Dec 18, 2015
Airtel India
Alcatel-Lucent France
AT&T US
Blackberry Canada
Cable One US
CenturyLink US
Charter Communications US
Cisco US
Comcast US
Cox Communications US
Cricket Wireless US
Facebook US
Freedom Pop US
Frontier Communications US
Google Inc US
HP US
Juniper Networks US
LoopPay, Inc US
Majic Jack US
MetroPCS US
Ooma US
Paypal US
Republic Wireless US
Rok Mobile US
Samsung Electronics-America US
Shoretel, Inc US
Siemens Germany
Skype USA US
Sprint US
Square Cash US
Suddenlink Communications US
Talktone US
Tango US
Time Warner Cable US
T-Mobile US
Twitter US
US Cellular US
Venmo US
Virgin Mobile US
Vodafone UK
Vonage US
Jan 4, 2016
Rogers Communications Can
Shaw Cable Can
Walmart US (Alaska)
Wind Mobile Can
Jan 21, 2016
Alibaba (China) Co. China
Comwave Telecommunications Can
Intel US
Feb 2, 2016
Netflix Inc US
Skype Technologies US
WhatsApp Inc US
VPLM didn't request a change of venue, they filed their response to Twitters request.
Let's see if they show up this time... Third attempt I believe.
03/01/2018
Amended Notice of Taking Deposition
Second Amended Notice of Taking Deposition of Locksmith Financial Corporation, Inc
03/01/2018
Amended Notice of Taking Deposition
Second Amended Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum of Richard G. Kipping
03/01/2018
Amended Notice of Taking Deposition
Second Amended Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum of Terry Kwan
03/01/2018
Amended Notice of Taking Deposition
Second Amended Notice of Taking Deposition of TK Investment
We are at day 69 from request, Mar 10th is day 80.
I reviewed a number of requests the other day and found some that went well into 80+ days from filing, if that's the case here, we are still two to three weeks out. Nothing we say or do will change the when, I'm going back to bed! Cheers
Thanks GBC and DB, yes a 19th looks likely soon.
As for international, they are as follows although I make no claims to the accuracy of all reporting entities.
India
1047/MUMNP/2009 “PRODUCING ROUTING MESSAGES FOR VOICE OVER IP COMMUNICATIONS” 29/05/2009 Patented
201728008111 PRODUCING ROUTING MESSAGES FOR VOICE OVER IP COMMUNICATIONS 08/03/2017 Pending
201728008116 PRODUCING ROUTING MESSAGES FOR VOICE OVER IP COMMUNICATIONS 08/03/2017 Pending
1227/MUMNP/2009 “INTERCEPTING VOICE OVER IP COMMUNICATIONS AND OTHER DATA COMMUNICATIONS” 29/06/2009 Pending
Europe
RBR EP2084868 Grant
UI EP2478678 Intention to Grant, examination in progress
LI EP2090024 Examination in progress
MG EP2311292 Examination in progress
Indonesian patent office
RBR W00 2009 01165 Grant
LI W00 2009 01414 Grant
Canadian patent office
1. 2681984 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE CALLING FOR VOICE OVER IP COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS Pending/in progress
2. 2916217 DETERMINING A TIME TO PERMIT A COMMUNICATIONS SESSION TO BE CONDUCTED Pending/in progress
3. 2668025 PRODUCING ROUTING MESSAGES FOR VOICE OVER IP COMMUNICATIONS Intention to Grant
4. 2732148 MOBILE GATEWAY Pending/in progress
5. 2812174 UNINTERRUPTED TRANSMISSION OF INTERNET PROTOCOL TRANSMISSIONS DURING ENDPOINT CHANGES Pending/in progress
6. 2670510 INTERCEPTING VOICE OVER IP COMMUNICATIONS AND OTHER DATA COMMUNICATIONS Pending/in progress
7. 2916220 ALLOCATING CHARGES FOR COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES Pending/in progress