Voip Pal Com Inc (VPLM)

[penny2pound]

This is correct, and an unfortunate, costly and unjust part of the process in regard to patent prosecution in the US. Judge Koh did what most District Judges are doing currently. And, just as her compatriot in the SAME District just did - she WILL have this overturned in the Federal Court.

What a waste of time and money for all involved. The very foundation of our legal system demands that all parties to a matter have their proper day in court to fully support and bring witnesses/evidence/expert testimony in defense of their claims.

For Koh, or any District Judge to deny that opportunity to a litigant is baseless and flies in the face of our Constitution. Koh has expressed direct exasperation since day one of this case, and has treated it as burdensome and has actually stated, in open court, that she would prefer that some other Judge caught this case:

Transcript from Nov 14 2018:

Koh: "Okay. So why don't -- I mean, BELIEVE ME. I would be so happy to transfer these cases to one of my colleagues!."

She did her best to try and punt this complex case to others. She's tried from day one to be rid of it. Newsflash Judge Koh: If you don't enjoy complex matters in litigation, perhaps you should step down and go do something else!

Sad.

But, Alas, it is ONLY the US that has this quagmire of patent confusion. As I understand it, while this US mess is sorting itself out, the BOD of Voip-pal are actively pursuing, with promising results, enforcement outside of the US. After all, most of the subscribers in the WORLD who are using this technology are not US based....