Sprint recently signed a deal with Klausner Technologies to enable them to use visual voicemail without the fear of being sued. This news is interesting as Sprint is one of the companies coming after VoIP providers who the company claims is infringing on their patents. It seems more than coincidental that Sprint decided to go after so many VoIP companies around the same time they were in negotiations with Klausner.

Sprint Nextel is the seventh company to date to license the Klausner visual voicemail patents. Other licensees include ISP’s such as Time Warner’s AOL, VoIP providers such as Vonage and the visual voicemail/voicemail transcription company, Simulscribe.

See also:

• Apple, AT&T Re-Sued Over iPhone Voicemail
• Apple Sued for Patent Infringement by Klausner Technologies Inc.">AT&T, Apple Sued for Patent Infringement by Klausner Technologies Inc.
• Comcast, Cablevision and Ebay Sued for Patent Infringement by Klausner Technologies, Inc.