Klausner Technologies , a patent holding firm founded by the inventor of the PDA , is litigate Apple and AT&T for $ 360 million for infringe on its patents with ocular voicemail . Its patents cover selectively retrieving messages from a bill of fare displaying the caller ’s name , number , etc . Yes , they have on patent on that intact concept . Lending credibility to their call , the courting ’s file in US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas , the McDonald ’s of patent suit , complete with a repulse - thru window .
But what reach this more legit than the average infringement case — and scarey for the swelled A’s — is that they ’ve successfully sued both AOL and Vonage into submission over the same patents . well still , Apple actually licensed one of Klausner ’s older patents for an electronic pocket dictionary for the Newton . Takeaway : Klausner has a pretty good pellet at digging some coin out of AT&T and Apple ’s back pockets . Any bets on how long it ’ll be before they settle down ? [ Apple Insider ]
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