A federal appeals court granted Vonage <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6173991.html?tag=nl.r23660">a temporary reprieve</A> late Friday from an injunction granted earlier in the day that would have prevented the Internet phone provider from signing up new customers.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which hears patent disputes in Washington, D.C., blocked the injunction from taking effect until the judges were able to consider arguments in the patent case brought by Verizon Communications.