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Groupon, Apple, Amazon, Google: Intellectual Property
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Groupon Inc., the company that provides daily deal coupons, was sued for infringement by a California patent holder.
Mobile Commerce Framework Inc., of Mission Viejo, California, accused Chicago-based Groupon of infringing patent 7,693,752. This patent, which was issued in April 2010, covers “a subscription-based system for providing commerce information for one or more mobile devices for one or more merchants,” according to the patent document.