Explainer: What is the upcoming patent referendum about? Ireland has held two referendums so far this year, and we're not finished yet. Business • 23 Mar 24
Explainer: What is the upcoming patent referendum about? Ireland has held two referendums so far this year, and we're not finished yet. Business • 23 Mar 24
Apple accuses Qualcomm of patent infringement Apple has filed a countersuit against Qualcomm, alleging that Qualcomm's Snapdragon mobile phone chips that power a wide variety of Android-based devices infringe on Apple's patents. Business • 29 Nov 17
Apple accuses Qualcomm of patent infringement Apple has filed a countersuit against Qualcomm, alleging that Qualcomm's Snapdragon mobile phone chips that power a wide variety of Android-based devices infringe on Apple's patents. Business • 29 Nov 17
Nokia predicts sales lift from Samsung patent deal Finland's Nokia has settled a patent dispute with South Korea's Samsung which it says will boost its patent sales by hundreds of millions of euros. Business • 01 Feb 16
Nokia predicts sales lift from Samsung patent deal Finland's Nokia has settled a patent dispute with South Korea's Samsung which it says will boost its patent sales by hundreds of millions of euros. Business • 01 Feb 16
Microsoft and Google call truce in patent wars Technology titans Microsoft and Google have announced that they have agreed to end all patent infringement litigation against each other. Business • 01 Oct 15
Microsoft and Google call truce in patent wars Technology titans Microsoft and Google have announced that they have agreed to end all patent infringement litigation against each other. Business • 01 Oct 15
Pfizer earnings slip on loss of drug patents Pfizer said its revenues and profits fell again in the fourth quarter of 2014 as the drug maker continued to suffer from the loss of exclusive rights to various treatments. Business • 27 Jan 15
Pfizer earnings slip on loss of drug patents Pfizer said its revenues and profits fell again in the fourth quarter of 2014 as the drug maker continued to suffer from the loss of exclusive rights to various treatments. Business • 27 Jan 15
Europe-wide patent system signed into law Irish businesses will be able to register innovations Europe-wide, rather than country-by-country, under new rules. News • 19 Feb 13
Europe-wide patent system signed into law Irish businesses will be able to register innovations Europe-wide, rather than country-by-country, under new rules. News • 19 Feb 13
'Patent cliff' will affect pharma sales - Bruton The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has told the Dáil that clearly there is going to be a "patent cliff" in the pharmaceutical sector. Business • 22 Nov 12
'Patent cliff' will affect pharma sales - Bruton The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has told the Dáil that clearly there is going to be a "patent cliff" in the pharmaceutical sector. Business • 22 Nov 12
South Korean court finds against Apple and Samsung A South Korean court has ruled that Samsung did not copy the look and feel of Apple’s iPhone and that Apple had infringed some of Samsung’s technology. News • 24 Aug 12
South Korean court finds against Apple and Samsung A South Korean court has ruled that Samsung did not copy the look and feel of Apple’s iPhone and that Apple had infringed some of Samsung’s technology. News • 24 Aug 12
Facebook to pay Microsoft $550m for patents Facebook said today that it would pay Microsoft $550m for some of the patents the software giant recently acquired from AOL. Business • 23 Apr 12
Facebook to pay Microsoft $550m for patents Facebook said today that it would pay Microsoft $550m for some of the patents the software giant recently acquired from AOL. Business • 23 Apr 12
Apple and Samsung chiefs to meet over patents row The chief executives of Apple and Samsung have agreed to meet for talks to try to resolve a patent case between the two in a California court. News • 18 Apr 12
Apple and Samsung chiefs to meet over patents row The chief executives of Apple and Samsung have agreed to meet for talks to try to resolve a patent case between the two in a California court. News • 18 Apr 12
