Global Tel*Link Wins 'Capstone' Patent Victory Over Securus
Global Tel*Link claimed a "capstone victory" in its patent litigation against fellow inmate calling service provider Securus after the Patent Trial and Appeals Board issued a "final decision" Thursday, ruling against the validity of Securus claims on its patent 7,805,457.…
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"The PTAB found that the data analytics and gang-member tracking ideas claimed by Securus were not innovations at all, but a group of concepts and technologies patented or developed by GTL and others years before," GTL said in a release Friday. Securus issued a release that said it expects some of its patents to be invalidated, but said that would have "no impact" on the "quality, business operations, or scale advantage" of its "industry-leading patent portfolio and product set." Securus said GTL was taking advantage of PTAB rules changes.