ATLANTA (October 9) – Kilpatrick Stockton today announced that the jury in the high-profile case of Verizon v Cox Communications, Docket no 1:08-cv-157, returned a verdict in favor of defendant Cox Communications.
Verizon had contended that Cox Communications’ Digital Telephone Service violated six patents concerning voice- over Internet telephone service and sought over $400 million in damages. The jury found that Cox did not infringe any of the patents and also found that two of the patents were invalid.
“We are obviously very pleased with the jury’s verdict, and we are especially pleased that the jury carefully considered the evidence and invalidated the very patents that Vonage was found to infringe” said Bill Boice, Kilpatrick Stockton partner who along with Kilpatrick Stockton partner Mitch Stockwell were co-lead counsel for Cox Communications. “It is gratifying to know that our client can continue providing its award-winning, high-quality telecommunications services to its more than 3 million residential and business customers.”
The two-week trial was held in the US District Court, Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria, Virginia.
Kilpatrick Stockton attorneys working on behalf of defendant Cox Communications include Bill Boice, Mitch Stockwell, Audra Dial, Pete Boyle, Chris Murphy, John Pratt, Michael Turton, Michael Pavento, Ron Raider, Svetlana Gans, Russell Korn, Scott Griffin, Vanessa Blake, Wilson White, John Gibson, Andrew Brandon, Robert Buckley, Mindy Pillow, Dan Schulof, and Tiffany Williams.
About Kilpatrick Stockton
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP is a full-service international law firm with more than 500 attorneys in nine offices across the globe: Atlanta and Augusta, GA.; Charlotte, Raleigh and Winston-Salem, NC.; New York, NY; Washington, D.C.; London, England; and Stockholm, Sweden. Kilpatrick Stockton’s delivery of innovative business solutions provides results-oriented counsel for corporations, from the challenging demands of financial transactions and securities to the disciplines of intellectual property management. Collaboration among Kilpatrick Stockton’s corporate, litigation and intellectual property attorneys provides knowledgeable and proactive guidance for companies at every stage of the business life cycle. For more information, please visit www.kilpatrickstockton.com.
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