Vonage wins court stay in Verizon patent battle

VONAGE WINS COURT STAY IN VERIZON PATENT BATTLE
[SOURCE: Reuters]
Internet phone company Vonage Holdings Corp. won a legal victory that sent its shares sharply higher when a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday the company can continue signing up new customers while it appeals a patent infringement ruling. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted Vonage's request for an extended stay of a lower court injunction while it appeals a jury finding that it infringed patents held by Verizon Communications Inc. for making calls over the Internet. The federal circuit appeals court, which specializes in hearing patent cases, put Vonage's appeal on a fast-track schedule, with arguments set for June 25. It takes the appeals court more than a year to rule on most cases. But lawyers involved in the Vonage appeal said it could be decided as soon as this summer.
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSWEN690320070424

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