Howlink Global LLC v. Network Communications, No. 13-1181 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 2, 2014)

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HowLink Global LLC (“HowL ink”) filed suit against Network Communications International Corp. (“NCIC”) and Consolidated Telecom, Inc. (“CTEL”) (collectively, “Defendants”) alleging in fringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,876,744 B2 (“the ’744 patent”). The ’744 patent relates to collect calling using V oice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) technology. NCIC and CTEL provide VoIP-based collect call systems and services to various correctional facilities.