ALEXANDRIA, Va.–A Vonage co-founder insisted in federal court Tuesday that his company never copied Verizons Internet telephony systems, while a Verizon executive maintained that the rival companys alleged infringement has done serious harm. Highly technical discussions typically dominate patent trials, but that wasnt the case during most of the fourth day of a jury trial at a U.S. district court here. In the morning, a Verizon company executive described perceived losses caused by Vonages existence, and an economist hired by Verizon suggested the leading Internet phone provider should owe nearly $200 million if the jury rules against it. Later, attorneys for …
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