Facebook goes on patent shopping spree

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IBM rights acquired to defend against pre-flotation legal action

Facebook has splashed out an undisclosed sum on hundreds of IBM patents ahead of its stock market flotation. Although the social network giant has declined to say how many patents it has bought ...

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