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NORFOLK, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vringo, Inc. (VRNG), a company engaged in the innovation, development and monetization of mobile technologies and intellectual property, today provided an update on its wholly-owned subsidiary I/P Engine's case styled I/P Engine vs. AOL et al., which is currently in trial in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division.

Vringo currently expects closing arguments in the case to commence on Thursday, November 1, 2012, and that thereafter the Court will instruct the jury on its deliberations.

Today, the Court ruled that under the equitable doctrine of laches, damages should be calculated beginning on September 15, 2011, the date that I/P Engine filed its complaint. I/P Engine had previously sought to have such damages calculated from September 15, 2005. The Court considered a number of motions, including defendants' motions for judgment as a matter of law as to invalidity and non-infringement, which the Court denied.

The court docket for the case is publicly available on the Public Access to Court Electronic Records website, www.pacer.gov, which is operated by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

About Vringo, Inc.

Vringo, Inc. is engaged in the innovation, development and monetization of mobile technologies and intellectual property. Vringo's intellectual property portfolio consists of over 500 patents and patent applications covering telecom infrastructure, internet search, and mobile technologies. The patents and patent applications have been developed internally, and acquired from third parties. Vringo operates a global platform for the distribution of mobile social applications and services including Facetones® and Video Ringtones which transform the basic act of making and receiving mobile phone calls into a highly visual, social experience. For more information, visit: www.vringoIP.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements, which may be identified by words such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "projects," "intends," "should," "seeks," "future," "continue," or the negative of such terms, or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to: the inability to realize the potential value created by the merger with Innovate/Protect for our stockholders; our inability to raise additional capital to fund our combined operations and business plan; our inability to monetize and recoup our investment with respect to patent assets that we acquire; our inability to maintain the listing of our securities on the NYSE MKT; the potential lack of market acceptance of our products; our inability to protect our intellectual property rights; potential competition from other providers and products; our inability to license and monetize the patents owned by Innovate/Protect, including the outcome of the litigation against online search firms and other companies; our inability to monetize and recoup our investment with respect to patent assets that we acquire; and other risks and uncertainties and other factors discussed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including our quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 14, 2012. Vringo expressly disclaims any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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Investors:
Vringo, Inc.
Cliff Weinstein
Executive Vice President
646-532-6777 (o)
cliff@vringo.com
or
Media:
Caroline L. Platt
The Hodges Partnership
804-788-1414 (o)
804-317-9061 (m)
cplatt@hodgespart.com

Source: Vringo, Inc.

Copyright Business Wire 2012
Comments (2)
  • Well thanks, but how stupid this is? So you have a patent, a patent that you secured with your own money years ago, a patent that another company intruded upon, used to make money, borrowed, stole, violated, etc., but even though they made billions, you can only collect damages from the date you filed your complaint? That's plain and simply ridiculous. There is such a thing called "statue of limitations" which means that you have so much time and so many years to pursue justice, however, which should be allowed in patent violation. I am no lawyer or judge, but this motion or judgment was criminal.
  • IT IS LIKE SOMEBODY IS STEALING AND SELLING YOU FILE A CLAIM YOU CAN ONLY CLAIM AFTER YOU FILE
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    IT APPEARS RICH AND POWERFUL ALWAYS WINS

    THIS JUDGE IS NUTS

    RULING SHOULD CALL FOR INJUNCTION AGAINST GOOGLE AT THIS TIME