Tagged: Legal & News
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New software tool to tackle digital ‘blind spots’ in the cloud News
25.05.2012 Dublin start-up Cernam has pioneered a free software tool to tackle the prevalence of so-called digital blind spots as a result of companies migrating to cloud computing services.Tags: Online Security, Dropbox, Google Docs, Software, Forensics, Legal, IT, NovaUCD, Cloud Computing -
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 -
New competition for start-ups to win €50,000 package News
14.05.2012 Business mobile service Blueface is teaming up with Carphone Warehouse to launch a new competition for start-ups and those with business plans to pitch their ideas. Seven... -
Employment law becomes accessible with the Irish HR Law app News
11.05.2012 A&L Goodbody has launched Ireland’s first dedicated HR law app, a resource for professionals, lawyers and senior executives. -
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. -
Oracle and Google CEOs in court over Android News
18.04.2012 Oracle’s Java lawsuit against Google’s Android OS has reached the courtroom with both Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Google CEO Larry Page giving testimony.Tags: Larry Ellison, Lawsuit, API, Copyright, Legal, US, Larry Page, Sun Microsystems, Oracle, Google, Android, Java -
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. -
David Dobbyn appointed EMEA regional counsel for Xilinx News
10.04.2012 David Dobbyn has been appointed EMEA regional counsel for US tech multinational Xilinx. Dobbyn previously worked for A&L Goodbody in corporate law. -
Twitter tackles spammers with lawsuit News
06.04.2012 Twitter has filed a lawsuit against five of the ‘most aggressive’ spammers and spam tool providers in order to reduce the amount of spam across the social network. -
Number of jobs advertised online up 4pc - IrishJobs.ie Jobs Index News
05.04.2012 The total number of jobs advertised online has increased by 4pc, driven by certain sectors achieving large gains, the IrishJobs.ie Jobs Index for the first quarter of 2012 reveals.Tags: Cork, Dublin, Employment, Jobs, Telecoms, Marketing, Legal, Pharmaceutical, Science, Report, Online, Advertising, -
Google responsible for misleading search ads, Australian court says News
03.04.2012 An Australian appeal court has ruled that Google misled customers by placing four advertisements from competitors of businesses which the user searched for on its results page. -
Australian government body sues Apple over 4G iPad claims News
27.03.2012 Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is planning legal action against Apple, alleging that by promoting its new iPad with 4G capabilities which don’t work in... -
Apple CEO Tim Cook visits China News
27.03.2012 Apple CEO Tim Cook is visiting China to speak with government officials as the consumer electronics giant looks to further its investment in the area. It will be Cook's first... -
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... -
Chinese firm takes Apple iPad legal battle to Silicon Valley News
24.02.2012 In the latest twist to the Apple iPad legal saga in China with the Shenzhen-based computer firm Proview Technology, the company is now suing Apple in California for what it is...Categories: -
Shanghai court rejects injunction against iPad News
23.02.2012 A court in Shanghai rejected Chinese firm Proview Technology’s request to get a preliminary injunction against the sale of the iPad in the company’s continuing trademark dispute... -
Lower court rules against Apple in Chinese iPad dispute News
20.02.2012 A lower court in the Guangdong has ruled against Apple, agreeing with Proview Technology, which claims it owns the iPad name in the latest in the trademark dispute in China.... -
EU court rules that social networks can’t be forced to filter user content News
16.02.2012 The European Court of Justice has ruled that social networks “cannot be obliged” to install a filtering system for all of its users to prevent the “unlawful use of music and... -
iPad ban in China would be tough - customs authorities News
15.02.2012 Chinese customs authorities have told Proview Technology it would be difficult to impose a ban on the import or export of the iPad because of the size of the market. It's the...Categories: Multimedia, Legal, Intellectual Property, Hardware, Engineering, Consumer Tech, Computers, CIO, Engineer, Mobile