Tagged: Patents
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US judge recommends ban on Xbox imports as patents war rages on News
23.05.2012 A judge from the International Trade Commission (ITC) in the US has recommended that Xbox consoles should no longer be imported into or sold in the US should Microsoft lose its...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobile, Legal, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Development -
BT calls on students to enter Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition News
23.05.2012 BT Ireland has launched the 2013 Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, so students from around Ireland have until 1 October to enter their ideas and inventions. -
Google acquires Motorola Mobility, names new CEO News
22.05.2012 Google has closed its deal to purchase mobile device maker Motorola Mobility, Google CEO Larry Page announced on the company’s blog. The US$12.5bn deal is Google’s biggest... -
German court rules Microsoft infringed Motorola’s patents News
02.05.2012 A German court has ruled that Microsoft infringed Motorola Mobility’s patents. While the court ordered Microsoft to remove products such as Xbox 360 consoles and the Windows 7... -
Oracle vs Google – patent trial likely to begin in earnest today News
02.05.2012 After two days of deliberations by the jury in the Oracle vs Google copyright infringement lawsuit, a decision looms and it appears the case will now go into the patent phase.Categories: Software, Phones, Open Source, Mobility, Mobile, Intellectual Property, Digital Media, Software & Web Development -
World Intellectual Property Day celebrates trailblazing innovators News
26.04.2012 Today is World Intellectual Property Day, a day to celebrate the visionary innovators around the globe, past and present, who have changed our lives down through the ages as a... -
Facebook IPO could be delayed until June News
25.04.2012 Facebook’s initial public offering (IPO) could be delayed until mid-June or late June, after reports suggested its recent acquisitions have pushed back preparations for the... -
Facebook and Microsoft strike US$550m patent deal News
23.04.2012 Social networking behemoth Facebook is acquiring for US$550m in cash a portion of the patent portfolio software giant Microsoft recently agreed to acquire from AOL Inc. -
The week in gadgets News
23.04.2012 A look at gadget happenings, as Microsoft files for patents for a device with screens on both sides of it, Skype for Windows Phone officially launches, and smartphone graphics...Tags: App, Devices, Patents, Week in gadgets, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Skype, Mobile, Smartphone, Windows Phone, -
Court orders Apple and Samsung CEOs to hold settlement talks News
18.04.2012 Apple and Samsung’s CEOs and chief lawyers will meet in San Francisco for settlement talks over their numerous smartphone patent lawsuits across the globe. -
Twitter agrees to only use patents defensively News
18.04.2012 Twitter has made an ‘Innovator’s Patent Agreement’ (IPA), which says it will only use its patents defensively and will not use patents from employees' inventions to sue others... -
US court prevents Motorola from blocking Microsoft products News
12.04.2012 A US judge has given Microsoft a motion for a temporary restraining order to prevent Motorola from blocking the sale of Microsoft’s products in Germany in their patent dispute. -
Scientists pioneer device for angioplasty procedures News
11.04.2012 Biomedical engineers at University of Limerick have come up with new medical technology to treat narrowed or obstructed blood vessels. Their technology has just been licensed to... -
AOL and Microsoft strike US$1bn monster 800 patent deal News
09.04.2012 Internet firm AOL has struck a deal with software giant Microsoft worth US$1.056bn in which AOL will sell more than 800 patents to Microsoft. In addition, Microsoft will license... -
Now Facebook is suing Yahoo! over patent infringements News
04.04.2012 Facebook has replied to Yahoo!’s patent suit with a suit of its own alleging Yahoo! ripped off its content optimisation and photo-sharing technologies. The move comes as Yahoo!...Categories: Social Media, Legal, Internet, Intellectual Property, Digital Media, Development, Design, Apps, Software, Software & Web Development, Web, Web 2.0 -
European Commission to investigate Motorola over patents News
03.04.2012 The European Commission will undertake two antitrust investigations against Motorola Mobility over complaints by Apple and Microsoft which claim the company is enforcing... -
Tyndall scientist wins ICT Invention of the Year at UCC News
27.03.2012 Professor Peter Kennedy of Tyndall National Institute has gleaned the top innovation accolade at University College Cork’s Invention of the Year awards. Meanwhile, the Life...Categories: Science, R&D, Life Sciences, Investments, Intellectual Property, Engineering, Engineer, Education, Economy -
Facebook buys 750 IBM patents to defend itself from lawsuits News
23.03.2012 Facebook has reportedly acquired 750 patents from IBM to boost its intellectual property portfolio to help it defend itself from patent lawsuits. The social network was recently... -
Minister accents tech and science links between Ireland and Sweden News
16.03.2012 With today’s CSO figures indicating that exports of Irish-owned companies increased by 12pc to €210m in 2011, Minister for Small Business John Perry, TD, was in Stockholm this... -
UCC shortlists finalists for Invention of the Year Award News
15.03.2012 University College Cork’s (UCC) Office of Technology Transfer has shortlisted the finalists for the university's Invention of the Year Award, which will take place on 27 March...