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13 January 2016 Technology company IBM has topped the list of recipients of US patents in 2015, beating Samsung and Canon to the top spot, but there has been a slight decline in the overall number of patents granted since 2014.
10 February 2015 Technology and consulting multinational IBM has sued The Priceline Group, which manages travel websites such as priceline.com, for allegedly infringing four patents, two of which are more than 15 years old.
10 May 2016 Online marketplace Groupon has sued IBM for patent infringement in a lawsuit centring on technology that helps to attract customers based on their location.