Mod Stack, LLC v. Digium, Inc.

2:16-cv-00295 E.D. Tex. Closed US7460520B2
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Infringement action filed 30 Mar 2016 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and closed 25 Jul 2016, with US7460520B2 asserted. Recorded basis of termination: likely settlement.

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Patent involved
US7460520B2
Application no.
US10/463964
Case no.
2:16-cv-00295
Verdict cause
Infringement action
Court
E.D. Tex.
Court level
District Court
Case region
Texas
Judge
Rodney Gilstrap
Trial level
First instance
Filed – Closed
30 Mar 2016 – 25 Jul 2016
Duration
117 days
Basis of termination
Likely Settlement
Products & marks
Digium G800 VoIP Gateway devices
Validity challenges
None recorded
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Patent at issue
US7460520B2 Inactive App. US10/463964

Apparatus and method for using multiple call controllers of voice-band calls

MOD STACK LLC

An apparatus for using multiple call controllers of voice-band calls is provided. The apparatus includes a first protocol endpoint, a second protocol endpoint, and a protocol adapter. The first protocol endpoint is configured to receive at least one first external message from a first call controller and to map the first external message to at least one corresponding first internal call control message. The second protocol endpoint is configured to receive at least one second external message from an integrated access device and to map the at least one second external message to at least one corresponding second internal call control message. The protocol adapter is configured to receive the first and the second internal messages and to route the first and the second internal messages to the appropriate one of the first and second endpoints.

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Patent standing
Legal status
Inactive
Granted
2 Dec 2008
Earliest priority
20 Nov 2002
Est. expiry
27 Nov 2026
Validity challenges
None recorded
Licences recorded
None recorded
Classification
H04L12/66H04Q3/00
Prosecution counsel
THOMAS | HORSTEMEYER, LLP
US7460520B2 patent drawing, figure 1
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Counsel of record

AttorneyForRole
David R. BennettMod Stack, LLCPlaintiff
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Outcome

Basis of termination

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Case 2:16-cv-00295 · E.D. Tex. · closed 25 July 2016
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What is case 2:16-cv-00295?

2:16-cv-00295 is a patent infringement action brought by Mod Stack, LLC against Digium, Inc., filed on 30 Mar 2016 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The case closed on 25 July 2016.

Which patent was asserted in 2:16-cv-00295?

US7460520B2 (“Apparatus and method for using multiple call controllers of voice-band calls”), assigned to MOD STACK LLC, currently inactive. The record also lists Digium G800 VoIP Gateway devices.

How long did case 2:16-cv-00295 take?

117 calendar days, from filing on 30 Mar 2016 to closure on 25 July 2016.

Who were the attorneys and the judge in 2:16-cv-00295?

Judge Rodney Gilstrap presided. David R. Bennett is recorded as counsel for plaintiff Mod Stack.

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