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.