Tagged: Patents
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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... -
Yahoo! launches massive patents lawsuit against Facebook News
13.03.2012 Facebook – the largest consumer brand online today – is being sued by internet portal firm Yahoo! for patent infringement. The lawsuit alleges Facebook stole Yahoo!’s patented...Categories: Social Media, R&D, Legal, Internet, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech, Communications, Web -
Apple sued over wireless patents in latest mobile lawsuit News
06.03.2012 A subsidiary of Mosaid Technologies which shares patent-licensing revenue with Microsoft has sued Apple, claiming Apple infringed on eight of its wireless communications patents... -
Apple wins injunction against Motorola devices in Germany News
01.03.2012 Apple has won an injunction in Germany against Motorola Mobility devices over a patent based on photo management, which could make the mobile company remove infringing products... -
New high-potential start-ups to spawn 1,600 jobs by 2013 News
29.02.2012 Ninety-two high-potential start-ups (HPSUs) supported by Enterprise Ireland are aiming to employ 1,600 people between them by the end of 2013, as well as generating a combined...Tags: Ireland, Patents, Economy, digital, Clean Tech, Richard Bruton, Enterprise Ireland, Jobs, HPSUs -
Gabriel Scientific gleans top innovation accolade News
29.02.2012 Life sciences company Gabriel Scientific has won the overall ‘Innovation of the Year’ Award at the Irish Times InterTradeIreland Innovation Awards. The Dublin-based firm has... -
Yahoo! braces for patent fight with Facebook News
28.02.2012 Internet giant Yahoo! has demanded unspecified licensing fees from Facebook for the use of its technology and threatened to take the social networking giant to court if the two... -
Lilly to invest €330m in biopharma facility, 200 jobs on way News
27.02.2012 Pharmaceutical giant Lilly is gearing up to invest €330m into its Kinsale, Co Cork, campus. The new biopharmaceutical facility will be on the lookout for up to 200 highly... -
Microsoft files antitrust lawsuit against Motorola Mobility News
22.02.2012 Microsoft has filed a competition law complaint with the European Commission against Motorola Mobility, claiming the firm is attempting to use essential patents to block its... -
The digital business week News
20.02.2012 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week. -
Europe and US approves Google’s takeover of Motorola Mobility News
14.02.2012 The EU has joined the US in giving the all clear for Google to proceed with its US$12.5bn acquisition of Motorola Mobility. However, the real test will be just how open Google...