PLANO, TX March 17, 2016 – In January, a jury returned a verdict finding widespread infringement by Metaswitch Networks Ltd and Metaswitch Networks Corp. of seven GENBAND patents. Among the Metaswitch products found to infringe in that case were: Metaswitch’s Session Border Controllers; Metaswitch’s Integrated Softswitches; Metaswitch’s Call Feature Servers; Metaswitch’s Universal Media Gateways; and Metaswitch’s MTAS platform with both Accession (supporting Call Jump) and Commportal software (supporting Click to Dial). (Click here for the January announcement)

Today, a jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas returned a verdict in the follow-on case brought by Metaswitch. The jury found that GENBAND does not infringe any of Metaswitch’s six asserted patents and found that three of them are invalid. In doing so, the jury rejected Metaswitch’s claim for over $59 million in damages.

Mr. David Walsh, GENBAND’s CEO, said, “GENBAND has long been an innovator, and respects intellectual property rights. Since the beginning, GENBAND believed that there was no merit to Metaswitch’s infringement claims. I am pleased that the jury found in our favor. All of us at GENBAND appreciate the time and effort spent by the Court and the jury in resolving this important dispute.”

GENBAND is seeking an injunction based on its success in the January trial to prevent further infringement by Metaswitch (GENBAND US LLC v. Metaswitch Networks Ltd and Metaswitch Networks Corp., Civil Action No. 2:14-cv-33).

Additional information about the follow-on case can be obtained from publicly available court records. The case is styled Metaswitch Networks Ltd v. GENBAND US LLC, et al., Civil Action No. 2:14-cv-744, and is pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. GENBAND is represented in this case by Baker Botts L.L.P. and the Dacus Firm, P.C.