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Crochet Pattern-a-Day: 2009 Day-to-Day Calendar

Crochet Pattern-a-Day: 2009 Day-to-Day Calendar

»rank: 3049

par: Accord Publishing





Cartoons From The New Yorker: 2009 Day-to-Day Calendar

Cartoons From The New Yorker: 2009 Day-to-Day Calendar

»rank: 21618

par: New Yorker Magazine





For Better or For Worse®: 2009 Day-to-Day Calendar

For Better or For Worse®: 2009 Day-to-Day Calendar

»rank: 12859

par: Lynn Johnston





Little Polar Bear Christmas Advent Calendar

Little Polar Bear Christmas Advent Calendar

»rank: 45580

par: Hans De Beer





2009 Flower Fairies Calendar

2009 Flower Fairies Calendar

»rank: 16944

par: Mary Barker





William Wegman Puppies 2009 Wall Calendar: (with poster)

William Wegman Puppies 2009 Wall Calendar: (with poster)

»rank: 5685

par: William Wegman





Trailer Park Boys 2009 Calendar

Trailer Park Boys 2009 Calendar

»rank: 93101





The Wizard of Oz: 2009 Wall Calendar

The Wizard of Oz: 2009 Wall Calendar

»rank: 56207

par: LLC Andrews McMeel Publishing





Hummingbirds 2009

Hummingbirds 2009

»rank: 33717

par: Firefly Books





Johnny Depp Calendar 2009

Johnny Depp Calendar 2009

»rank: 33386

de: Street Hassle Publishing






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We've covered in too much detail how it's some sort of "open season" on Vonage when it comes to VoIP patents. After dealing with ridiculous and expensive patent lawsuits from companies who failed to actually innovate in the same way Vonage did, the company was pressured by Wall Street to quickly settle the various patent lawsuits filed against the company. Of course, rather than settle matters, that simply opened the door for other companies to go searching through their patent portfolios to see if there was anything they could sue Vonage over. Indeed, following those settlements it didn't take long for AT&T to dig up a patent and sue -- which was quickly settled as well. Thought things were over? No such luck. Nortel just showed up last month to sue and it took all of about a week and a half for Vonage to settle that case as well.

The Nortel case is slightly different because Vonage actually already had a patent infringement lawsuit going against Nortel, but it wasn't really initiated by Vonage. Instead, it had been initiated by a patent holding firm that Vonage bought in 2006. The end result of the settlement doesn't involve money changing hands, but just a cross licensing agreement for the patents. So what's the big lesson that Vonage and others have learned from this? It's certainly got nothing to do with innovating. It's to hoard as many patents as possible so that you have your own nuclear stockpile for when someone else sues you. Want to know why the USPTO is overwhelmed? It's not because there aren't enough examiners (as some will claim) or that there aren't enough funds. It's because the way the system now works is that you are supposed to file patents on every tiny little advancement so you can use it to protect yourself against lawsuits from everyone else. That's not about innovation. It's about waste. In the meantime, since it's still open season at Vonage, who's going to be next? There are a ton of other patents in the VoIP space that can surely be used in a lawsuit, right?

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