Because
Venali Integrates fax with our IT systems it delivers
powerful productivity benefits. Many employees need
frequent access to our faxes. Rather than taking many
minutes to access this information in paper files -
now they get what they need with a few clicks right
from their desktop.
— Mohammad Rashidan,
VP of ATM Operations
Venali
Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against j2 Global Communications
Coral Gables, FL (December 15, 2006) – Venali, Inc.
today announced it has filed a lawsuit against j2 Global
Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:JCOM) for infringement of its
Premium Messaging Patent (U.S. Patent No. 7,114,004). Venali
is seeking damages and to permanently restrict j2 from further
infringement of the patent. The suit was filed in federal
court in Miami Florida.
Venali was awarded the Premium Messaging patent by the United
States Patent and Trademark Office in September of 2006.
The technology allows for automatic routing of digital messages
of all types based on recipient preferences or technical
capabilities of the recipient’s system.
This is the second lawsuit Venali filed against j2. The previously
filed lawsuit was focused on several of j2’s actions
that Venali claims violate U.S. anti-trust laws.
“ Venali is determined to protect its interests against a competitor that
has chosen to employ methods of unfair competition rather than competing on the
merits of the service provided to customers,” said Venali CEO Mark Toschek. “Although
we are establishing a licensing program based on our growing portfolio of messaging
patents, with this litigation we want to force j2 to stop selling services that
infringe on Venali’s intellectual property rights.”
About Venali
Venali is a leading provider of mission critical Internet
Fax Services to corporations around the world. Hundreds of
enterprise and Fortune 500 customers rely on our Desktop
and Integrated Fax Solutions to streamline the sending, receiving,
and managing of fax communications. Our partner network provides
integration with technologies and industries of every kind
worldwide.
Venali's corporate headquarters are located in Coral Gables,
Florida. International offices are in Germany, Singapore
and the United Kingdom. The company is in the midst of an
international expansion and now offers fax service in more
than 70 countries world-wide encompassing Europe, North and
South America and Asia. Venali offers wider coverage in Asia
than any other fax service vendor and is currently the only
major provider to offer services in China.
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