Paltalk Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Microsoft.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions to the contact information. The corrected release reads: PALTALK FILES 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 AGAINST MICROSOFT Paltalk, the company that services the largest online video chat community on the internet, announced today that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Microsoft in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Paltalk's complaint, Microsoft infringes several Paltalk patents concerning group messaging systems. Paltalk seeks damages and a permanent injunction permanent injunction n. a final order of a court that a person or entity refrain from certain activities permanently or take certain actions (usually to correct a nuisance) until completed. prohibiting Microsoft's continued infringement. The Paltalk patents asserted against Microsoft protect innovations concerning systems and techniques for implementing messaging and communications with groups of users, such as groups of players of online games. Paltalk's complaint claims infringement of U.S. Patents No. 5,822,523 and No. 6,226,686. Paltalk seeks damages and a permanent injunction against Microsoft's alleged unauthorized use of Paltalk's patented technology. The complaint outlines that Paltalk's technology covers a number of aspects of online communications, including gaming communications through a group message server to maintain a consistent environment for all players, as well as establishing groups for online game play. "We have been creating cutting edge services for the entire history of our company," said Joel Smernoff, President, Paltalk. "We are taking an important step to protect our intellectual property rights and continue the important developments that set Paltalk apart." Paltalk is represented by David Marcus, Max Tribble, and Brooke Taylor of Susman Godfrey LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol and by Mike Heim and Doug Wilson of Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP, another leading firm specializing in patent litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . About Paltalk Paltalk is the largest Instant Chat (IC) community on the Internet, with over four million active members participating in live voice- and video-enabled chat rooms. Paltalk Messenger allows Paltalk members to create and moderate their own voice and video chat rooms, allowing the millions of other Paltalk members to join in. Paltalk Messenger also makes it simple to instant message (IM) buddies on AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. , Yahoo, and ICQ ("I Seek You") A conferencing program for the Internet from Mirabilis, Tel Aviv, Israel (www.icq.com). It provides interactive chat, e-mail and file transfer and can alert you when someone on your predefined list has also come online. . Paltalk Messenger has been downloaded over 42 million times and accounts for over eight billion voice minutes per year, making it the world's largest independent instant messenger. Founded in 1998, Paltalk is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. based in New York. Paltalk also owns and operates Hearme (www.hearme.com), a B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business web conferencing service. About Susman Godfrey L.L.P. Susman Godfrey L.L.P., a law firm with more than 75 lawyers, was named one of the top litigation boutiques in the country by American Lawyer. The firm has offices in Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, and Dallas. For additional information, visit www.susmangodfrey.com. About Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP. Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP. is a Texas law firm focused on intellectual property litigation and antitrust litigation involving patents. The law firm litigates matters throughout the United States. Attorneys at the firm have been involved in several high profile patent and antitrust cases, often representing patent owners/plaintiffs against Fortune 500 companies, including Intel, Dell, Sony, Microsoft, Apple, Oracle, AOL, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Bayer Corp., and Abbott Laboratories. |
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