MacroSolve Inc Files Suit Against Groupon Inc For Infringement Of Mobile App Patent

MacroSolve Inc announced it has filed suit against the following seven companies on September 15, 2011 for infringement of its U.S. Patent No. 7,822,816: AT&T Inc. AT&T Mobility, LLC Citigroup Inc. Dell Inc. dba Dell Services Salesforce.com, Inc. Groupon, Inc. Living Social, Inc. On October 26, 2010, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent No. 7,822,816 to MacroSolve. The patent, a significant intellectual property asset to MacroSolve. The patent addresses mobile information collection systems across all wireless networks, smartphones, tablets, and rugged mobile devices, regardless of carrier and manufacturer, and is currently utilized in MacroSolve's ReForm XT rapid mobile app development platform. MacroSolve's patent covers fundamental technology in the mobile application space utilized by multiple companies.