Breaking: Apple, AT&T Sued Over iPhone Visual Voice Mail

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 03

Just hitting my inbox now: A company called Klausner Technologies has filed a patent lawsuit against Apple and AT&T over patents it says cover the visual voice mail feature on the iPhone. It says visual voice mail, as used on the iPhone infringes two patents that Klausner, a company controlled by Judah Klausner, described in the press release as “the inventor of the PDA and electronic organizer,” owns. It further says the patents in question have been licensed to other companies that provide visual voice mail, including Time Warner’s AOL for use with its AOL Voicemail service, and Vonage. It estimates damages and future royalties of $360 million. The suit has been filed in the Eastern District of Texas.

Also targeted by Klausner: Skype and Cablevision Systems in a lawsuit worth an estimated $300 million. More on this case as it develops.

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