Twitter Acquires More Than 900 Patents From IBM - Digits - WSJ

Interesting intellectual property times

"Days before it went public last November, Twitter disclosed that it had received a letter from IBM that claims it had infringed on at least three U.S. patents, and invited the company to talks.
“This acquisition of patents from IBM and licensing agreement provides us with greater intellectual property protection and gives us freedom of action to innovate on behalf of all those who use our service,” Ben Lee, Twitter’s legal director, said in a prepared statement."

Twitter Acquires More Than 900 Patents From IBM - Digits - WSJ