Volume VII

Issue : 18: December 3, 2009

• Business Fined for Copyright Infringement through WiFi Hotspot
• Mininova Removes Links to Copyrighted Material
• Domain Name Dispute Decided for ontariocollege.ca
• Apple Sues Vendor over Infringing Power Adapters
• Klausner Sues Motorola and RIM for Visual Voicemail Patents
• Chinese Court Orders Microsoft to Cease Sales of Chinese Windows
• Facebook Photos Lead to Loss of Sick Leave Benefits
• Lawsuit Alleges Use of Search Engine Keywords Violates Privacy Laws

Home > Volume VII > Issue 18: December 3, 2009 > Klausner Sues Motorola and RIM for Visual Voicemail Patents

Klausner Sues Motorola and RIM for Visual Voicemail Patents

On November 23, 2009, Klausner Technologies Inc., which holds 25 patents for visual voicemail technology, commenced actions against Motorola Inc. and Research In Motion, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging that the cell phone manufacturers’ new models infringe its patents. Klausner has sued various mobile operators and manufacturers in the past, and apparently has negotiated patent licenses with many of them. The latest foray into Texas court is interesting in that prior models of Motorola and Blackberry devices with visual voicemail are licensed under the patents, but not the latest ones.

For additional information, visit:

http://www.reuters.com/article/CMPSRV/idUSN2326251620091123

http://tinyurl.com/ylbpvw3

For a synopsis of prior Klausner visual voicemail litigation, visit:

http://tinyurl.com/yld7549

For a copy of the suit, visit:

http://www.heydary.com/internet-laws/klausner.pdf