(Reuters) - A U.S. jury on Friday awarded International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N) $83 million in a patent dispute with e-commerce company Groupon Inc (GRPN.O).
FILE PHOTO: The logo for IBM is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., June 27, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
A jury in Delaware said Groupon used IBM’s patented e-commerce technology without authorization following a two-week trial.
“IBM invests nearly $6 billion annually in research and development, producing innovations for society,” IBM spokesman Douglas Shelton said in a statement. “We rely on our patents to protect our innovations. We are pleased by the jury’s verdict.”
A Groupon spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Reporting by Jan Wolfe; Editing by Richard Chang
