Securus Touts Victory in PTAB, Court Proceedings
Securus recently received three positive rulings in patent infringement cases and inter partes reviews (IPRs) between it and Global Tel*Link (GTL), it said in a news release Wednesday. In an IPR proceeding before the Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial…
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and Appeal Board (PTAB), Securus retained the validity of a patent challenged by GTL, it said. Securus also said a court denied GTL's request for damages and attorney fees in a separate case in which GTL alleged Securus improperly filed, and found two GTL patents, which the company claimed Securus infringed upon, weren't patentable. “This appears to be a Pyrrhic victory for Securus. Earlier this week, the Patent Board invalidated yet another Securus patent, which means one less tool for them to use in their trolling practices," a GTL spokeswoman told us. "GTL has successfully prevented Securus from suing any other competitors for three years now. That is good for competition and good for the broader market place."