fncypants

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by fncypants 10y ago
You may have come up with what you think is a great new idea and several variations that are also useful. You claim the broadest one as an independent claim. And the refinements are dependent claims. The patent office may agree, and issues
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by fncypants 10y ago
Google has an excellent tool for searching US and international patents at https://patents.google.com
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by fncypants 11y ago
Lying to an indifferent, disagreeable, and dysfunctional legislature is one thing. Lying directly to a federal judge with contempt power is how one ends up in jail before packing up your suitcase and walking out the courtroom.
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by fncypants 11y ago
Two things happening here. First, look and feel may in fact be an artistic expression, which is copyrightable, and cannot be copied under copyright law. More importantly, though is that look and feel may be trade dress, which is a trademark
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by fncypants 11y ago
It is a lower court judgment. It is not final, meaning Warner can (and probably will) appeal to a circuit court. Until all the appeals run out, the judgment is not final. Once the judgment is final (because Warner does not appeal or because
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by fncypants 11y ago
But you can keep royalties received on patents that are later found to be invalid, which I think is what the parent is trying to say.
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by fncypants 11y ago
Haven't read the order, but your analysis suggests that its an orphaned work. Which leads one to a whole other problem with copyright law...
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by fncypants 12y ago
Yes it has special meaning that lawyers tend to forget confuses laypeople. A legal action is a term of art that means a legal proceeding such as a lawsuit or a petition at a gov't agency. From Black's Law Dictionary: Lawful pursui
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by fncypants 12y ago
No. In context it refers to "filing any ... action." Lawsuits and similar procedures in other legal forums are often called actions. Think the movie called A Civil Action staring John Travolta about a civil lawsuit. The concern he