Lawsuits over patented technologies are nothing new in the mobile industry. And, with frivolous lawsuits popping up left and right, it’s hard to keep a straight face whenever we hear of patent-holding firms suing industry big-wigs. Except this time, there’s some serious precedent in favor of the plaintiff.
Verizon Wireless recently introduced their own Visual Voicemail solution on the refreshed LG 
Voyager, bringing Verizon’s voicemail offering up to speed with AT&T’s Visual Voicemail system available on the iPhone and iPhone 3G. And, that’s where Verizon and LG’s troubles began.
Klausner Technologies rose to litigation-fame as the patent-holding firm with the tenacity to go after the likes of AT&T and Apple, not to mention Sprint and SimulScribe, for infringing on patents related to Visual Voicemail technologies. It seems Verizon Wireless and LG didn’t take note of the much-publicized lawsuit when it decided to launch their own Visual Voicemail system.
Klausner has announced that it has filed suit against Verizon Wireless and LG for using Visual Voicemail technologies on the newly refreshed LG Voyager for Verizon. All defendants from the previous lawsuit have already settled with Klausner – which set up a licensing precedent that isn’t going to help Verizon of LG’s case.
We should see a settlement and subsequent licensing agreement in short order – if Verizon and LG know what’s good for them.
[Via: Businesswire]