The University of Limerick has found itself on the sharp end of a patent battle over cutting-edge AI recycling equipment. Or perhaps stuck in the middle.  The college is being sued in the Commercial Court by Peregrine Technologies, a Co Limerick cleantech firm that develops advanced solutions for recycling old electronics. Specifically Peregrine has designed a fully-automated, high-throughput, robotic recycling system that can safely deal with end-of-life flat screens and laptops that contain mercury and other hazardous material.  The technology is embedded in a product marketed worldwide as FPD Pro. It has customers in Ireland, the UK, the United States,…

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