A Case Management Conference Has Been Scheduled for August 7, 2020 in Voip-Pal’s Patent Infringement Lawsuits in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas Waco Division
A Markman Hearing is tentatively scheduled for January 2021
BELLEVUE, Wash., Aug. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Voip-Pal.com Inc. (“Voip-Pal”, “Company”) (OTCQB: VPLM) is pleased to announce a Case Management Conference (CMC) has been scheduled for August 7, 2020, at 9:00 A.M. in the Company’s patent infringement lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Waco Division against the following defendants:
Facebook Inc. and WhatsApp Inc.; Civil Action No. 20-cv-267
Google LLC; Civil Action No. 20-cv-269
Amazon.com Inc. et al.; Civil Action No. 20-cv-272
Apple Inc.; Civil Action No. 20-cv-275
Verizon Communications, Inc. et al.; 6:20-cv-00327
AT&T Corp. et al.; 6:20-cv-00325
The court also provided the parties with a default schedule of proceedings. Although subject to change, as per the current schedule a Markman Hearing is set to take place 24 weeks after CMC (or as soon as practicable) and trial would begin one year after the Markman Hearing.
Emil Malak, CEO of Voip-Pal, stated, “We are pleased to have our cases get underway in the Western District of Texas. Our patent portfolio is very strong, and we are anxious to have our patents judged in court by their technical merits.”
“I realize our shareholders have been anxious for news updates since we filed these lawsuits in April, and we appreciate their patience during this time. We hope to provide regular updates as our cases move through the legal process. We will continue to assert our intellectual property rights and we will do what is necessary to protect them. Patience is a virtue.”
About Voip-Pal.com Inc.
Voip-Pal.Com, Inc. (“Voip-Pal”) is a publicly traded corporation (OTCQB: VPLM) headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. The Company owns a portfolio of patents relating to Voice-over-Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) technology that it is currently looking to monetize.
Any forecast of future financial performance is a “forward looking statement” under securities laws. Such statements are included to allow potential investors the opportunity to understand management’s beliefs and opinions with respect to the future so that they may use such beliefs and opinions as one factor among many in evaluating an investment. While the Company believes in the circumstances that legal action is needed to monetize its patents, patent litigation involves various risks and uncertainties that could affect its ability to monetize the patents. We recognize that it is impossible to predict the specific outcomes of litigation.
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