Groupon is taking IBM to court, alleging that the firm infringed upon a Groupon patent relating to tech that makes it easy for businesses to solicit customers by using their location as a starting point.
That filing on Monday (May 9) follows — by two months — a suit filed by IBM that also alleges patent infringement.
“IBM is trying to shed its status as a dial-up-era dinosaur” by stepping on the rights of “current” tech companies, such as Groupon, noted Groupon spokesman Bill Roberts.