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Verizon and LG Sued By Klausner Technologies for Patent Infringement on Visual Voicemail
NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Klausner Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has filed suit against Verizon’s Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) and LG Electronics Mobilecomm USA, Inc. for patent infringement. The lawsuit asserts that the Verizon Wireless’s Visual Voicemail services and LG’s Voyager cellphone infringe Klausner Technologies' U.S. Patent. 5,572,576. Klausner Technologies has, to ...
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Klausner says "not so fast," sues Verizon and LG over visual voicemail
Engadget Mobile — Filed under: Software, LG, Verizon WirelessSo patent holding firm Klausner Technologies figures it has this whole litigation thing down to a T at this point, having already sued a who's-who of companies having anything to do with visual voicemail in the past and ultimately coming away with a whole bunch of lucrative license agreements for its efforts (eleven, to be exact). Needless to say, any new company that tries to break into the game at this point is probably going to get treated with the same warm, fuzzy love, and Verizon and LG are experiencing that firsthand. Klausner has announced that it has filed suit against both companies in Texas federal ...

Klausner says "not so fast," sues Verizon and LG over visual voicemail
Engadget — Filed under: CellphonesSo patent holding firm Klausner Technologies figures it has this whole litigation thing down to a T at this point, having already sued a who's-who of companies having anything to do with visual voicemail in the past and ultimately coming away with a whole bunch of lucrative license agreements for its efforts (eleven, to be exact). Needless to say, any new company that tries to break into the game at this point is probably going to get treated with the same warm, fuzzy love, and Verizon and LG are experiencing that firsthand. Klausner has announced that it has filed suit against both companies in Texas federal court, presumably in response to Big ...

Klausner sues Verizon Wireless and LG over Visual Voicemail
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — Lawsuits over patented technologies are nothing new in the mobile industry. And, with frivolous lawsuits popping up left and right, it’s hard to keep a straight face whenever we hear of patent-holding firms suing industry big-wigs. Except this time, there’s some serious precedent in favor of the plaintiff. Verizon Wireless recently introduced their own Visual Voicemail solution on the refreshed LG Voyager, bringing Verizon’s voicemail offering up to speed with AT&T’s Visual Voicemail system available on the iPhone and iPhone 3G. And, that’s where Verizon and LG’s troubles began. Klausner Technologies rose to ...

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