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- Subject: FoneFriend Systems
- Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 08:13:28 -0400 (EDT)
Is anyone on the list familiar with FoneFriend Systems, Inc? We recently
received a form letter from them, stating the following:
1)they own 58 VoIP related patents
2)VoIP solutions currently being marketed by others "may rely in whole or
part" on patents owned by FoneFriend
3)they will grant us a license to use their patented technology in exchange
for a $1000 fee (which will "increase severalfold" next year)
It smells like a scam to me, but after a little investigation it appears they
do market a legitimate, if not very successful, VoIP product and have several
patents on VoIP-PSTN gateway technology.
I just wondered if anyone else on the list has received such a letter - it
seems like it could be a bad omen, potentially putting a damper on widespread
adoption of VoIP.
--
Randy Anderson
George Mason University
- FoneFriend Systems, randers4, 07/09/2004
- Re: FoneFriend Systems, ATD Munro, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, 07/09/2004
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