TracFone filed an action for declaratory judgment against Rates Technology [NPE] seeking declaration that TracFone’s prepaid wireless telephone service does not infringe two patents related to least cost call routing and updating a call rating database.  Rates Technology has filed over 30 suits since August 2001 against Alcatel, Cox, Level 3, MetroPCS, and Qwest Communications, and has been subject to 15 actions for declaratory judgment over the same period.  5/3, Southern District of Florida, Judge Federico A. Moreno, 1:2012cv21686.