Patents stories - Page 2
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HPE, Facebook and Microsoft open up patent books in effort to tackle climate change
Fri, 30th Apr 2021
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cleantech
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sustainability
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facebook
As part of the Low-Carbon Patent Pledge, the three companies have made ‘hundreds’ of royalty free patents available.
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Seagate opens patents to help fight COVID-19
Tue, 26th May 2020
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seagate
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patents
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csr
The company’s data storage innovations are now available as part of the Open COVID-19 Pledge and ongoing efforts to combat COVID-19 around the world.
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Kaspersky named one of the top 100 global innovators
Mon, 16th Mar 2020
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cybersecurity
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amazon
For the second year, it made the Derwent Top 100 Global Innovator list by Clarivate Analytics, which includes giants like Amazon, Facebook and Google.
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Datrium awarded patents for resiliency and encryption tech
Fri, 6th Mar 2020
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encryption
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data analytics
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martech
The patents were invented by Datrium’s leaders and engineering team. Many of the same team created the backup deduplication technology at Data Domain.
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European Patent Office lauds Asia's efforts to protect IP
Tue, 3rd Sep 2019
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physical security
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intellectual property
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patents
The European Patent Office praises Singapore and Southeast Asia for a significant rise in patent applications, marking Asia as a major innovation hub.
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‘Disruptor in software-defined blocks storage’ awarded US patent
Thu, 22nd Jun 2017
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converged infrastructure
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patents
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san
Excelero recently announced that it was assigned a US patent for the underlying technology to its NVMesh server SAN solution.
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AgigA Tech granted patent for Hybrid Non-Volatile RAM in China
Fri, 26th May 2017
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storage
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Enterprise and data center applications were previously constrained by the higher latency of existing storage solutions such as SSDs.
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Kiwi innovation set to benefit from revamped trans-Tasman patent regime
Wed, 16th Nov 2016
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physical security
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nz government
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intellectual property
New Zealand and Australian businesses to benefit from improved advice on patenting as new Patents Amendment Bill passes.
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Western Digital buys IBM patents, gears up to be leader in data storage
Mon, 29th Feb 2016
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storage
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ibm
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western digital
Western Digital acquires over 100 patent assets from IBM to strengthen its technology leadership position. #technews #patents.
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SenCbuds: The next big thing for earphones?
Wed, 17th Feb 2016
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digital entertainment
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crowdfunding
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podcast
With the help of patent pending sensor technology, SenCbuds instantly know when they are taken out of the user’s ear, and pause the media accordingly.
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Engineers develop universal wireless charger, a world first
Tue, 27th Oct 2015
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smartphones
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powermat
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wireless nation
UC San Diego engineers make a breakthrough with a universal wireless charger, potentially ending the battle of incompatible standards.
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Mako Networks sold to US provider
Wed, 7th Oct 2015
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physical security
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risk & compliance
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patents
United States telecommunications service provider D&S Communications has acquired the assets of Mako Networks from the company’s receivers.
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What the TPP means for NZ's tech sector
Mon, 17th Aug 2015
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nz
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iitp
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patents
IT professionals in New Zealand are concerned about the potential impact of the Trans Pacific Partnership on the technology industry.
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Did Samsung rip off the iPhone? Yup.
Tue, 19th May 2015
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personal computing devices
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apple
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samsung
US court upholds finding of Samsung's infringement on Apple's patents, but reduces damages in long-running lawsuit.
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Victorious Veeam slams Symantec following patent win
Thu, 14th May 2015
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virtualisation
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dr
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cloud services
Symantec's bid to 'stifle competition' because 'its legacy physical backup products could not compete' fails after Veeam wins three year patent battle.
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SLI first-half loss widens by 75%, says cash burn easing
Tue, 24th Feb 2015
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shares
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patents
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sli systems
SLI Systems, the online retail search engine developer, widened its first-half loss by 75 percent as it chases growth in the US eCommerce market.
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Douglas Pharmaceuticals diversifies, shoots for near quarter-billion dollar turnover
Fri, 13th Feb 2015
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jobs
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us
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nz
Douglas Pharmaceuticals, New Zealand's largest developer and manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals, is targeting annual revenues of $244 million.
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In the innovative world... patent is a virtue
Tue, 19th Aug 2014
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government
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copyright
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patents
New Zealand's Commerce Minister, Craig Foss, has praised the modernisation of the country's patent laws, bringing them in line with international standards.
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Apple and Google call patent war truce
Mon, 19th May 2014
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smartphones
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personal computing devices
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apple
For those managing to keep up with the growing complexity of patent lawsuits, a truce has been called; between warring rivals Apple and Google.
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Lenovo drives smartphone business with NEC mobile patents deal
Thu, 10th Apr 2014
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smartphones
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digital signage
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displays & projectors
Lenovo has purchased over 3,800 patents from NEC Corporation to strengthen its intellectual property portfolio.