UBS: VONAGE NEEDS 慞LAN B?ON VOIP PATENTS

摘要

Development of a 搗iable, low-cost?workaround technology is vital to Vonage抯 financial health if a court finds this week that it infringed 5 Verizon VoIP provision service patents, said UBS analyst John Hodulik. The jury was to hear closing arguments and get the case late Tues. If the jury finds the patents invalid, the status quo prevails, UBS said; if the patents are upheld, Vonage likely will appeal and try to get a workaround to market. UBS kept its rating on Vonage抯 share value neutral but said that doesn抰 揻actor in the effects a negative ruling in this case may have on the financial or operational performance of the company.?/font>