Decision upheld to toss VoIP-Pal’s infringement suit against Apple — Apple World Today

Yesterday it was announced that VoIP-Pal won an appeal in the Federal Circuit in its ongoing patent litigation against Apple, meaning that the case will return to the lower courts

VoIP-Pal a non-practicing entity and publicly traded corporation that I consider a “patent troll,” has filed a string of lawsuits against Apple. Among them:

° In May 2018, it sued Apple accusing the iPhone maker of infringing a collection of four voice over IP patents with the iMessage, FaceTime, and Wi-Fi Calling functions. 

° In February 2016, VoIP-Pal filed a lawsuit against Apple, as well as Verizon Wireless Services and AT&T. The complaints alleged infringement by Apple, Verizon and AT&T of various claims of VoIP-Pal’s patents. 

By the way, a patent troll is an individual or an organization that purchases and holds patents for unscrupulous purposes such as stifling competition or launching patent infringement suits. In legal terms, a patent troll is a type of non-practicing entity: someone who holds a patent but is not involved in the design or manufacture of any product or process associated with that patent.