Court Finds Viseon's Claims Against Forgent Networks Baseless.Business Editors & High-Tech/Legal Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2002 Forgent(tm) Networks (Nasdaq:FORG FORG Forge (street type) FORG Forgings ), a leading provider of collaboration management software and services, today announced that the claims on a patent infringement patent infringement n. the manufacture and/or use of an invention or improvement for which someone else owns a patent issued by the government, without obtaining permission of the owner of the patent by contract, license or waiver. suit filed against the company by Viseon were totally without merit and unsupportable. Earlier this month, the United States District Court United States District Court In the U.S., any of the 94 trial courts of general jurisdiction in the federal judicial system. Each state, as well as the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, has at least one federal district court. in Minnesota found that all of Viseon's claims against Forgent were completely meritless and concluded that Forgent does not infringe on any of the patents asserted by Viseon. "Forgent is a company that respects intellectual property rights and these assertions went against the company's core beliefs," said Richard Snyder Richard D. Snyder (born c1959) is the current Chairman and Interim CEO of Gateway. He has been a director at the company since 1991 and has served the position of Chairman since 2000. He is also CEO of Ardesta a company specializing in small technology products. Mr. , chairman and chief executive officer at Forgent. "I am very pleased with the court's favorable findings, as it puts to rest the allegation that our company engaged in some type of patent infringement." About Forgent Forgent Networks Forgent Networks is a software company whose primary revenue source is the licensing. Critics also claim Forgent profits primarily as a patent troll.[1][2] is a leading provider of collaboration management software and services that empower organizations to communicate effectively, drive to decisions faster and streamline operations. Our software manages the essential elements of collaboration -- people, resources and technology -- providing one-stop scheduling of all resources necessary for complex conferences, and automation and management of the communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. . With more than 20 years of video communications experience and a legacy as a pioneer in the videoconferencing equipment and service industry, Forgent also offers a full range of services to make collaboration easy, reliable and effective. For additional information, call 866/276-FORG (3674), or visit www.forgentnetworks.com |
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