[asterisk-biz] Verizon v Vonage

[Matt]

A "gateway interface device"?!?!  Isn't that like patenting a way to "heat
your home", or a way to "put on shoes by tieing laces"?   I don't know what
this "Gateway interface device" specifically says, but couldn't that
technically make a modem illegal, or even a phone?  Can anyone shed light on
this "Gateway interface".

On 2/21/07, Matthew Rubenstein <email at mattruby.com> wrote:
>
>         The judge in the pretrial hearings disagrees with your finding
> that the
> claims are too broad:
>
> [from
> http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/money/20070220/vonage.art.htm ]:
> > In total, Verizon has 48 different "terms," or patent claims in
> > dispute. In pretrial rulings, Verizon has succeeded in getting broad
> > interpretations of its claims.
> >
> > William Bosch, a Vonage lawyer, conceded last week that it's been a
> > tough slog. "Frankly, we didn't anticipate that all 48 terms would be
> > construed to Verizon's favor," Bosch told the judge.
> >
> > As a result of the court's rulings, Bosch said, Verizon's "patents are
> > now so broad, it may be that nobody can design around them."
>
>
>         If Vonage's big money and veteran hustler CEO can't get those
> claims
> cut down to save his life, what chance do Asterisk operators have?
>
>
> On Wed, 2007-02-21 at 09:26 -0500, Brian Fertig wrote:
> > I read up on Verizon's claims against Vonage and found their patents are
> > in
> > no way shape or form precise enough to hold any weight.  They are so
> broad
> > that
> > Asterisk could never work around the patens of Verizon but just remove
> > them
> > instead.
> >
> > --
> > ........::::::::::.........
> > Brian Fertig
> > Sr. Data & Telecom Engineer
> > Molten, Inc.
> > Delaware Office
> >
> >
> > |-----Original Message-----
> > |From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-biz-
> > |bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Matthew Rubenstein
> > |Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 9:08 AM
> > |To: Asterisk-Biz
> > |Subject: [asterisk-biz] Verizon v Vonage
> > |
> > |     Verizon is suing Vonage for violating 48 patent claims, to shut
> > |Vonage
> > |down:
> > |http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/money/20070220/vonage.art.htm . If
> > |Verizon is granted a monopoly on operating under those patents, what
> > |other VoIP services will have to shut down? Is Asterisk either immune,
> > |or able to change quickly enough to operate outside these patents?
> > |--
> > |
> > |(C) Matthew Rubenstein
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