Jury Finds Zynga Owes $44.9 Million to IBM for Damages in Patent Case

IBM has convinced a federal jury in Delaware that mobile-game maker Zynga owes $44.9 million in damages for violating IBM's patent rights in what the tech giant called "foundational" Internet technology. The jury determined that Zynga games including entries from its "Farmville" series infringed two IBM patents related to web-based communications.

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