“VoIP-Pal announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against Apple in a U.S. District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada, seeking over $2.8 billion in damages for alleged infringement of its patented internet communication technologies,” Joe Rossignol reports for MacRumors.
“The Bellevue-based company calculated its $2,836,710,031 figure using a 1.25-percent royalty rate based on an apportionment of Apple’s estimated historical profit from iPhone (55-percent), iPad (35-percent), and Mac (10-percent),” Rossignol reports. “VoIP-Pal (VPLM) has over a dozen issued or pending patents, primarily related to VoIP technologies, a few of which it accuses Apple of infringing upon with services like FaceTime and iMessage on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.”
“The lawsuit was originally initiated on February 9, but VoIP-Pal delayed pursuing legal action until Monday as the company says it remains engaged in discussions with Apple outside the courtroom regarding an amicable resolution. The company appears to be open to a sale or licensing of its patent portfolio,” Rossignol reports. “‘We are confident the current good will on both sides will result in a favorable outcome for all parties involved,’ said Emil Malak, CEO of VoIP-Pal.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Sounds like a case of lawsuit as negotiating tactic.
Vegas, baby! What an appropriate venue.
Oh, for some legal reforms mitigating frivolous lawsuits which, of course, the largely lawyer-composed government would never allow.