Vonage filed Monday a counterclaim against AT&T in the companies’...
Vonage filed Monday a counterclaim against AT&T in the companies’ intellectual property case, according to the docket in the U.S. District Court for Western Wisconsin. The VoIP company also filed a motion to transfer the case to the U.S.…
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District Court for New Jersey. But the documents weren’t available right away Wednesday. AT&T sued Vonage alleging infringement of a VoIP patent in October (CD Oct 23 p3). But last month, Vonage said the parties were nearing a $39 million settlement (CD Nov 9 p6). If the AT&T-Vonage settlement is final, the counterclaim and transfer motion could be “residue from pre-existing legislation” that is “somehow appearing late and won’t have an effect at this point,” said Stifel Nicolaus analyst Rebecca Arbogast. But Vonage’s actions could also suggest the settlement isn’t final, in which case the filings are “standard operating procedure” and represent a “very reasonable next step,” she said. Spokesmen for Vonage and AT&T declined to comment.