A federal jury in Beaumont, Texas, handed down a $156 million judgment against AT&T Inc. in a patent infringement lawsuit over prepaid telephone calling cards. The verdict was returned in favor of Dallas-based TGIP Inc., which sued AT&T over claims that the telecommunications company violated two patents covering point-of-sale activation technology for calling cards. AT&T officials contend they did not violate any patent rights and plan to continue fighting the verdict through the courts. The verdict was delivered late Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Beaumont. Jurors reached their decision after hearing two weeks of testimony.

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