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Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection (Mac)

Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection (Mac)

»rank: 511

de: Aspyr Media





Rise of Nations (Mac)

Rise of Nations (Mac)

»rank: 432

de: Destineer





MTX Mototrax (Mac)

MTX Mototrax (Mac)

»rank: 4470

de: Activision





JumpStart Typing

JumpStart Typing

»rank: 571

de: Knowledge Adventure





Black & White Platinum Pack

Black & White Platinum Pack

»rank: 3140

de: Feral Interactive





Clifford Thinking Adventures

Clifford Thinking Adventures

»rank: 782

de: Topics Entertainment





Diablo 2 Lord Of Destruction Expansion Pack

Diablo 2 Lord Of Destruction Expansion Pack

»rank: 2229

de: Vivendi Universal





Heroes Of Might And Magic V

Heroes Of Might And Magic V

»rank: 3441

de: Freeverse





Mystery of the Mummy

Mystery of the Mummy

»rank: 4423

de: Dreamcatcher Interactive





Zoo Tycoon 2 (Mac)

Zoo Tycoon 2 (Mac)

»rank: 4085

de: Navarre (Software)






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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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