Meta, WhatsApp Can't Escape Patent Suit Over VoIP Tech – Law360

By Gina Kim (May 3, 2022, 10:11 PM EDT) — WhatsApp and its parent company Meta can’t escape claims that they infringed two patents involving mobile call routing technology belonging to VoIP-Pal, after a Texas federal judge found Tuesday that VoIP-Pal showed the companies knew of the patents before being sued.In an eight-page order, U.S. District Judge Alan D. Albright denied Meta Platforms — formerly known as Facebook — and WhatsApp’s motion to dismiss an amended suit filed by VoIP-Pal.com Inc. on Sept. 8, 2021, over a pair of its patents relating to methods of initiating calls from a mobile user to a callee by providing access codes to smartphones…. Stay ahead of the curve In the legal profession, information is the key to success. You have to know what’s happening with clients, competitors, practice areas, and industries. Law360 provides the intelligence you need to remain an expert and beat the competition. Access to case data within articles (numbers, filings, courts, nature of suit, and more.) Access to attached documents such as briefs, petitions, complaints, decisions, motions, etc. Create custom alerts for specific article and case topics and so much more! TRY LAW360 FREE FOR SEVEN DAYS
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