Net2Phone, a provider of voice-over-IP (VoIP) services, is suing online auction house eBay and its subsidiary Skype, another VoIP provider, for allegedly infringing on a Net2Phone patent on point-to-point Web calling, The Wall Street Journal reports.Net2Phone filed the suit in U.S. District Court in Newark, N.J., on Thursday, and it’s seeking an injunction to stop Skype from using its patented technology, as well as damages, according to the Journal.eBay purchased Skype in 2005 for $2.6 billion in cash and stocks, and in late April, the company announced that it reached the 100 million subscriber mark. Skype users can employ their PCs to call other Skype subscribers’ computers free of charge, and until the end of this year, customers in the United States and Canada can also call traditional landlines or mobiles for free as part of a recent promotion. Just yesterday, Skype announced a partnership with Vapps, a company that provides VoIP-related technologies for conference calling, to offer its subscribers free conference calls for up to 500 individuals at one time.For related news coverage, read eBay, Skype, Others Sued by File-Sharing Software Co. Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content feature Red Hat embraces hybrid cloud for internal IT The maker of OpenShift has leveraged its own open container offering to migrate business-critical apps to AWS as part of a strategy to move beyond facilitating hybrid cloud for others and capitalize on the model for itself. By Paula Rooney May 29, 2023 5 mins CIO 100 Technology Industry Hybrid Cloud feature 10 most popular IT certifications for 2023 Certifications are a great way to show employers you have the right IT skills and specializations for the job. These 10 certs are the ones IT pros are most likely to pursue, according to data from Dice. By Sarah K. White May 26, 2023 8 mins Certifications Careers interview Stepping up to the challenge of a global conglomerate CIO role Dr. Amrut Urkude became CIO of Reliance Polyester after his company was acquired by Reliance Industries. He discusses challenges IT leaders face while transitioning from a small company to a large multinational enterprise, and how to overcome them. By Yashvendra Singh May 26, 2023 7 mins Digital Transformation Careers brandpost With the new financial year looming, now is a good time to review your Microsoft 365 licenses By Veronica Lew May 25, 2023 5 mins Lenovo Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe