Sprint Nextel Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit; Sprint Nextel Files Lawsuit Against Vonage, Voiceglo and theglobe.com for Infringing Seven Patents.RESTON, Va. -- Sprint Nextel Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world. With 55 million subscribers, Sprint Nextel operates the third largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States (based on total wireless customers), behind Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :S) today announced one of its subsidiaries filed 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. lawsuit against Vonage Holdings Corp., Voiceglo Holdings Inc. and theglobe.com Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. Sprint Nextel asserts these companies have willfully willfully adv. referring to doing something intentionally, purposefully and stubbornly. Examples: "He drove the car willfully into the crowd on the sidewalk." "She willfully left the dangerous substances on the property." (See: willful) infringed seven patents relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc voice over packet technology developed by Sprint Nextel. The patents protect a series of innovations that enable the processing and delivery of packetized voice The transmission of real time voice in a packet switching network. and data communications, including Voice over Internet Protocol ("VoIP") communications. In the lawsuit, Sprint Nextel seeks an injunction that would prevent these companies from further misappropriating Sprint Nextel's technology and infringing Sprint Nextel's patents. The lawsuit also seeks unspecified monetary damages arising from the companies' unauthorized use of the patented technology and the continued willful infringement of Sprint Nextel's patents. About Sprint Nextel Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business and government customers. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two robust wireless networks offering industry leading mobile data services; instant national and international walkie-talkie capabilities; and an award-winning and global Tier 1 Internet backbone. For more information, visit www.sprint.com. |
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