IBM awarded $82.5M after Groupon is found to infringe on its e-commerce patents

IBM awarded $82.5M after Groupon is found to infringe on its e-commerce patents

5 years ago
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https://www.cnet.com/news/groupon-will-pay-82-5m-infringing-ibms-e-commerce-patents/

A federal jury in Delaware awarded

            IBM
     $82.5 million after finding that deals site 
            Groupon
     had infringed on e-commerce patents owned by the technology giant, according to a lawyer for IBM,
> The jury found Groupon's actions to be willful infringement of IBM's patents, John Desmarais, IBM's lead attorney said in an interview. Groupon may be required to pay IBM's legal fees depending on the results of a post-trial hearing.