Litigation
CoolSavings.com, Inc. (a/k/a Interactive Coupon Marketing Group, Inc., d/b/a CoolSavings) v. Planet U
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- N.D. Ill. (Chicago)
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Summary
CoolSavings sued Planet U over the '648 patent. The case settled in July 2000 by cross-license: each party recognized the validity of the other's patent, and Planet U agreed to pay CoolSavings licensing fees reportedly possibly exceeding $1 million. Planet U also counterclaimed against CoolSavings and Pep Boys, asserting its own patent 5,907,830 ('Electronic coupon distribution,' Peter Engel), which was resolved by the same settlement.
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