Anuncio • May 03
VoIP-Pal Receives a Favorable Ruling in the Northern District of Texas VoIP-Pal.com Inc. announced that the Northern District of Texas has denied Huawei’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in VoIP-Pal.com Inc. v. Huawei Technologies Co LTD, 3:23-cv-00151-X (N.D. Tex.). The motion asserted that VoIP-Pal’s U.S. Patent Nos. 8,630,234 and 10,880,721, known as the Mobile Gateway patents, claim ineligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. In determining eligibility under § 101, a court applies a two-part test, commonly known as the Alice test. The Court arrived at its decision at step one, finding that VoIP-Pal’s Mobile Gateway patents are not directed to an abstract idea. This ruling in VoIP-Pal’s favor is timely as the Company prepares for its upcoming trials scheduled for August 19, 2024, against Verizon and November 4, 2024, against T-Mobile, involving the same Mobile Gateway patents. A pre-trial hearing in those cases is scheduled for July 9, 2024 and July 15, 2024. Anuncio • Mar 20
VoIP-Pal.com Inc. Announces Board Appointments VoIP-Pal.com Inc. announced three new advisory appointments. Clay Perreault, Austin McDonald, and Ray Leon have been appointed as special advisors to the Board of Directors. Mr. Perreault will serve as Technical Consultant, Mr. McDonald as Business Advisor, and Mr. Leon as Mediation and Settlement Advisor. Each of them have very successful track records in their specific areas of expertise and long histories of collaborating with VoIP-Pal. Clay Perreault is the founder and Ex-President of Digifonica (International) Limited of Gibraltar and the founder and Chairman of SinoCan Telecommunications Technology Co Ltd, China. He has an extensive background in telecommunications, software development, wireless infrastructure, and web-based technologies. He is also the first named inventor on many of VoIP-Pal’s patents including the RBR ‘815, RBR Messaging ‘005 and the RBR continuation ‘606 patents which have been asserted in previous patent infringement lawsuits. Mr. Perreault will be the chief advisor to the Company on all technical and patent related matters. Austin McDonald has more than 36 years of international business experience throughout the EU, USA, and Asia. His expertise spans all facets of business expansion including development, management, and oversight. He is also a named inventor on several issued and pending U.S. and international patents. Austin is a past Adjunct Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ. While his career has been dedicated to working in the pharmaceutical industry, Mr. McDonald brings to VoIP-Pal his decades of overall management experience and business acumen. Ray Leon has an MBA from Harvard Business School and an engineering degree from Villanova University. He is a former engineer for GE and IBM, has founded and or cofounded multiple successful startup companies, and has extensive business mediation and arbitration experience. Mr. Leon has been certified as a Circuit Civil mediator with the Florida Supreme Court, a staff mediator for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington, DC, and a certified arbitrator for FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority). Mr. Leon will be assuming an important role for VoIP-Pal in its discussions and negotiations with potential buyers of its technology as an advisor to the Board of Directors on such matters. Anuncio • Dec 04
VoIP-Pal Receives Favorable Ruling in Court in the Case Against Locksmith VoIP-Pal.com Inc. announced on, November 30, 2023, after the completion of trial, the Eighth Judicial District Court for the State of Nevada, rendered its decision in favor of VoIP-Pal upon all claims in the case entitled Locksmith Financial Corporation vs. VoIP-Pal.com Inc., et al., Case No.: A-20-807745-C. On January 1, 2020, Locksmith Financial Corporation ("Locksmith") commenced the litigation against VoIP-Pal.com Inc., and its transfer agent, New Horizon Transfer Inc., alleging a failure to register the transfer of certain shares that had been originally issued to Locksmith in and around 2013. Locksmith further requested injunctive relief in the form of an order recognizing its legal right to transfer certain shares in question. Lastly, Locksmith demanded monetary damages for VoIP-Pal. Inc.'s failure to transfer the shares. After the conclusion of the trial, the court ruled that two previously issued certificates of VoIP-Pal.com stock are not owned by Locksmith Financial Corporation ("Locksmith"). The court further ruled that Locksmith had not met its burden with respect to any of its claims against VoIP-Pal or New Horizon Transfer Inc., awarding no damages to Locksmith and specifically ruling that Locksmith take nothing as a result of the litigation. The Company is also announcing that since the November 1, 2023announcement of the two new RBR continuation patent grants in India, Patent No.: 450851 and Patent No.: 450865 VoIP-Pal has been approached by representatives of potentially interested parties. They have scheduled to begin exploratory discussions. Anuncio • Nov 22
Voip-Pal Successfully Defeated an Ex Parte Reexamination Challenge Against the '606 Patent VoIP-Pal.com Inc. announced that it has received notice of the USPTO's intent to issue an Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate for U.S. Patent 10,218,606 "the '606 patent". According to the notice, the USPTO has not only confirmed the patentability of the 31 claims that were originally challenged, but in addition, the USPTO also affirmed the patentability of 8 newly presented claims, which the Company believes further strengthen the '606 patent. The '606 patent covers methods and equipment for routing communications including video and voice calls within a communication system that associates user devices with particular network elements or nodes. Anuncio • Aug 03
Voip-Pal.com Inc. Receives Favorable IPR Institution Decisions VoIP-Pal.com Inc. announce the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has terminated Samsung’s involvement in Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs) filed against U.S. Patent Nos. 8,630,234 and 10,880,721 and denied T-Mobile’s request for joinder to those IPRs. The PTAB has also denied institution of T-Mobile’s corresponding IPR petition. As a result of these events, all IPR petitions against the Company have now been terminated. In total, VoIP-Pal has endured a total of 28 IPR petitions dating back to 2016. Anuncio • Jul 23
Voip-Pal.com Inc. Announces CFO Changes Voip-Pal.com Inc. announced that effective July 15, 2023, Kevin Williams resigned as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Jin Kuang was appointed to fill the resulting vacancy. Mr. Williams’ resignation as CFO was not due to any disagreement with the Company regarding its operations, policies, practices or otherwise, and he remains a director of the Company. Jin Kuang: Jin Kuang, age 52, has over 15 years of professional expertise in various financial domains, including IFRS, US GAAP, financial reporting, financial planning, merger and acquisition, financial analysis and tax, gained across the USA and Canada. She has also spent over a decade in progressively responsible financial leadership roles within publicly traded companies. Ms. Kuang has served as CFO for several publicly listed companies, in addition to her years of auditing experience with KPMG LLP Chartered Accountants. She holds a BA in Accounting and an MBA from the University of Northeastern China, along with US-CPA and CGA designations. Anuncio • Jan 10
Voip-Pal.com Inc. Receives Favorable Claim Construction Ruling in Its Patent Infringement Case Against Samsung Voip-Pal.com Inc. announce that the Company has received a favorable ruling in the Claim Construction Hearing held on January 4, 2023 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (WDTX) in VoIP-Pal's cases versus Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al 6:21-cv-01246-ADA-JTG. VoIP-Pal's lawsuit against Samsung is in the discovery phase and is moving towards an expected jury trial in approximately seven months according to the current schedule. Anuncio • Dec 22
VoIP-Pal.com Inc Announces Patent Trial and Appeal Board Denies Institution of All Four IPR Petitions by Google VoIP-Pal.com Inc. announced that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has denied institution of all four petitions for Inter Partes Review (IPR) filed by Google against the Company's two Mobile Gateway Patents. On December 19, 2022, IPR2022-01072, and IPR2022-01073, filed against Patent No. 8,630,234; and IPR2022-01074, and IPR2022-01075, filed against Patent No. 10,880,721 were denied institution by the PTAB. To date, VoIP-Pal has successfully defeated 16 IPR challenges filed against 8 different patents by four companies, Unified Patents, Apple, AT&T, and now Google. Additionally, it is with a heavy heart that VoIP-Pal announces the passing of its former Chairman and CEO, Dr. Thomas E. Sawyer. Dr. Sawyer passed away peacefully in his home in Utah on December 18th following a long illness. Anuncio • Jul 14
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Rules in Favor of Voip-Pal.com Inc Voip-Pal.com Inc. announced the Company has received a favorable ruling in Case 3:20-cv-02397-JD Twitter Inc. v. VoIP-Pal.Com Inc., filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Twitter originally sought a declaratory judgement of noninfringement of VoIP-Pal’s patent, U.S. Patent No. 10,218,606 (the ’606 patent). VoIP-Pal granted Twitter a covenant not to sue and the Court granted VoIP-Pal’s motion to dismiss the case on that basis. Following the dismissal however, Twitter brought a motion against VoIP-Pal for attorney fees. In a recent order dated July 1, 2022, the Court sided with VoIP-Pal and denied Twitter’s motion for fees. Anuncio • Jun 09
Voip-Pal.com Inc. Receives Favorable Claim Construction Ruling in Its Patent Infringement Cases Against Amazon, Verizon and T-Mobile Voip-Pal.com Inc. announced the Company has received a favorable ruling in the Claim Construction Hearing that was held on June 3, 2022 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (WDTX) in VoIP-Pal's cases versus Amazon.com Inc., et al., 6:21-cv-668, Verizon Communications Inc., et al., 6:21-cv-672, and T-Mobile USA Inc., 6:21-cv-674. In a final order issued by Judge Alan Albright, the Court has adopted a majority of VoIP-Pal's proposed constructions for most of the terms in dispute in the litigation. With the conclusion of the Claim Construction Hearing, VoIP-Pal's lawsuits are now entering the discovery phase and are moving towards an expected jury trial in approximately twelve months. Anuncio • Mar 03
VoIP-Pal.com Inc. Provides an Update on the Status of its Cases in the Northern District of California VoIP-Pal.com Inc. reported that on February 26, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an Order requiring the parties to “meet and confer regarding alternative dispute resolution.” The parties are expected to meet and confer this week and file a joint statement by March 8, 2021. The Company is continuing to explore all of its legal options in its current cases, and has requested the Court in the Western District of Texas to maintain the stay of the Texas cases pending the outcome of the alternative dispute resolution process in the Northern District of California. International Patents: Additionally, VoIP-Pal is considering its options regarding how best to capitalize on its patent rights in countries outside the United States. In addition to the Company’s extensive U.S. patent portfolio, the Company owns issued patents in foreign countries including Canada, Indonesia, India, Brazil and the European Union. The countries where VoIP-Pal owns foreign patents have a combined population of about 2.6 billion, compared to 330 million in the United States. The VoIP-Pal website will host further information about the Company’s foreign patents. Anuncio • Feb 23
Voip-Pal.com Inc. Reports Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Denies its Petition for Writ of Mandamus Voip-Pal.com Inc. reported that the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has denied their petition for Writ of Mandamus with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit challenging the decisions of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in Case Nos. 20-CV-02460-LHK, 20-CV-02995-LHK and 20-CV-03092-LHK. Anuncio • Jan 28
VoIP-Pal.com Inc. Provides a Status Update on the Petition for a Writ of Mandamus with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit VoIP-Pal.com Inc. announced that on January 14, 2021, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ordered additional and expedited briefings on the mandamus petition filed by VoIP-Pal on January 12, 2021. The responsive brief by the respondents, Apple, Verizon, and AT&T was filed on January 21, 2021, as ordered by the Court and the reply by VoIP-Pal was filed on January 25, 2021. Additionally, on January 14, 2021, the District Court for the Northern District of California ordered a stay on all of VoIP-Pal’s cases currently before that Court pending the outcome of the petition for mandamus. As was previously announced, on January 12, 2021, VoIP-Pal filed a petition for a Writ of Mandamus with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit challenging the decisions of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in Case Nos. 20-CV-02460-LHK, 20-CV-02995-LHK and 20-CV-03092-LHK. Anuncio • Jan 16
VoIP-Pal Files a Petition for a Writ of Mandamus with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit VoIP-Pal.com Inc. announced that on January 12, 2021 the Company filed a petition for a Writ of Mandamus with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), challenging the decisions of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in Case Nos. 20-CV-02460-LHK, 20-CV-02995-LHK and 20-CV-03092-LHK. In April 2020, shortly after VoIP-Pal filed patent infringement suits based on U.S. Patent 10,218,606 ("the '606 patent") in the Western District of Texas (WDTX), the Respondents Apple, Verizon and AT&T filed declaratory-judgment actions in the Northern District of California in an attempt to prevent VoIP-Pal from pursuing its earlier-filed actions in the WDTX forum. VoIP-Pal filed a motion to dismiss the Respondents' declaratory-judgment actions, which was denied by the district court in the Northern District of California. The Company has now sought mandamus relief, asking the CAFC to reverse the district court's order denying VoIP-Pal's consolidated motion to dismiss the declaratory-judgment actions under the first-to-file rule. The Company believes there is no legitimate dispute that VoIP-Pal filed suit asserting its '606 patent against the Respondents in the Western District of Texas before the Respondents filed their suits in the Northern District of California, and that VoIP-Pal is entitled to pursue its litigation in the Western District of Texas. Accordingly, VoIP-Pal has asked the Federal Circuit to order the Northern District of California district court to dismiss the Respondents' declaratory- judgement actions to clear the way for the WDTX litigation. Anuncio • Dec 20
Voip-Pal.com Inc. Announces Management Changes On December 18, 2020, Dr. Colin Tucker and Professor Edwin Candy resigned as directors of VoIP-Pal.Com Inc. effective immediately. Neither of the resignations was due to any disagreement between the applicable director and the company on any matter relating to the company’s operations, policies or practices. The company is endeavoring to replace Messrs. Tucker and Candy as members of the board as soon as possible.