Patent Law

A Counsel Corporation press release appearing today, February 19, 2008, at Marketwire states, in part:

Counsel Corporation ("Counsel") (TSX:CXS) is pleased to announce that its 92%-owned subsidiary, C2 Global Technologies Inc. ("C2")(OTCBB:COBT), has settled its patent infringement litigation against AT&T by entering into a Settlement and License Agreement. The terms of the Agreement are confidential.

The AT&T license represents a breakthrough as it is the first license that C2 has negotiated for the '373 Patent. C2 intends to aggressively pursue licenses from other entities that are using its patented technology, which includes corresponding patents in Australia, Canada, China and Europe.

In June 2006, C2 Communications Technologies Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of C2, filed a patent infringement lawsuit against AT&T, Inc., Verizon Communications, Inc., Qwest Communications International, Inc., Bellsouth Corporation, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Global Crossing Limited, and Level 3 Communications, Inc. The complaint was filed in the Marshall Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and alleges that the defendants' services and systems utilizing Voice over Internet Protocol ("VoIP") infringe C2 Communications' U.S. Patent No. 6,243,373, (the "'373 Patent") entitled "Method and Apparatus for Implementing a Computer Network/Internet Telephone System". The complaint seeks an injunction, monetary damages and costs. In June 2007, the complaint against Bellsouth Corporation was dismissed without prejudice. A trial date of August 4, 2008 has been set for the lawsuit.

Read the full press release here.