Sprint filed four infringement lawsuits involving Voice over Pack...
Sprint filed four infringement lawsuits involving Voice over Packet patents Thursday in the U.S. District Court for Kansas. Sprint seeks damages and injunctions against NuVox, Broadvox, Paetec and Big River Telephone. Each company has infringed “at least” six Sprint…
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VOP patents, the carrier said. “Sprint has invested a great deal in the technology covered by its VOP portfolio,” said Harley Ball, vice president of intellectual property for Sprint. “We will take all necessary steps to protect what is ours and we will continue to police the marketplace to stop others from misappropriating our technology.” Paetec is reviewing the complaint, a spokeswoman said. So is Big River, which plans a statement next week, a spokesman said. NuVox and Broadvox didn’t immediately return calls seeking comment.