Our very own Chad W. Swantz @cswantz is teaching Patent Law at Creighton University School of Law during the Spring 2023 semester. Chad is excited to teach fundamental patent law and principles to his students!
Check out this blog post to read more: https://suiter.com/chad-w-swantz-teaching-patent-law-course-at-creighton-university-school-of-law/
Haley Guiliano is pleased to announce the promotion of Rebecca Nickell to Counsel. https://www.hglaw.com/news-insights/haley-guiliano-promotions-2023-rebecca-nickell/
From the EPO: CodeFest on Green Plastics: Finalists announced: The countdown begins to the online award ceremony on 23 February, when the winners will be revealed. http://dlvr.it/Sj1VQv
In the Spotify era, many musicians struggle to make a living
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/02/04/spotify-grammys-songwriters-payment-musicians/
Springsteen in Atlanta! As good as ever.
Beware the new scam directed at trademark applicants and owners - https://galvanilegal.com/trademark-scam-spoofs-trademark-office-phone-numbers/
“propaganda as projection—a common technique of demagogues” https://apple.news/ALZ4gFN1pS2G8V3RhyMN4Sw
“a Ship of Theseus approach to fearmongering: The constituent elements aren’t even the point.” https://apple.news/ATjBC8bkXT0O4YME7nT1rgw
From the EPO: Tell us your views on the latest EPC and PCT-#EPO Guidelines: Users have until 4 April 2023 to provide their input on the Guidelines published today. http://dlvr.it/Shm5NS
Editors picking headlines designed specifically to annoy IP lawyers, Ex. # 1,546:
Yuga Labs Claims Its Bored Apes Have Copyright, Even if It Never Filed for Protection
The Bored Ape Yacht Club patron has never filed for copyright, though it still grants NFT holders 'ownership' to ...
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Great responses
What is the best stunt in all of cinema?
Cannabis (and particularly CBD) advertisers in the crosshairs of federal and state regulators:
Cannabis Health Claims Face Increased Scrutiny As More States Roll Out Recreational Dispensaries | Advertising & Marketing Law Blog
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Kami spent another another holiday season with a The Centers for Habilitation men's home. She has gotten to know the residents over the years and writes about it here #holidayseason #localbusiness #helpingothers
A Warm And Fuzzy Read For A Cold January Day In Arizona | Tom Galvani - Arizona Patent and Trademark Attorney
Kami writes about her continuing work to help the men of a group home in Tempe with holiday gifts, more than 15 years in a row.
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.@HorrorLawyer meets horror(ible) lawyer
The Southern California Horror Lawyer Association’s January luncheon was lovely. Thank you to @LarryZerner for joining me.
“the days might feel long but the years will go by quickly”
To reignite the joy of childhood, learn to live on 'toddler time'
The days might seem long, but the years go by quickly, friends warned when my son was born. I wanted to savo...
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From the EPO: Quantum computing technologies on the rise: New #EPO study reveals strong increase in the number of inventions in the field of quantum computing. http://dlvr.it/ShQBHw
From the EPO: Patent grants up 10% at IP5 offices in 2021: The world’s five largest intellectual property offices publish their latest statistics report. http://dlvr.it/ShMmLR
This gets funnier every time I watch it
#MissUniverse2022 #MissUniverse #MissFrance #Memes #France
From the EPO: Kids’ collaborative art competition: Opportunity for primary school children to express their dreams of a more sustainable world. http://dlvr.it/ShKNBl
from a legal perspective, “there’s only downside” in speaking to the media while being the subject of a criminal investigation https://apple.news/AebdMfTcrTq24kTaoFOgAcQ
I don't know anything about whether the #MintTheCoin plan would work but I say they should do it just so someone can write a great heist movie about the plot to steal the $1 Trillion coin.
Are there more persuasive #MintTheCoin advocates than these guys? Because these responses are not very reassuring (and that's putting it *very* politely) especially later in the thread where one of them says it would be good if we defaulted since it would force change to SCOTUS. https://twitter.com/JStein_WaPo/status/1616415245605502977
I'll be on CourtTV in 10 minutes (at 2:00 p.m. PST) to talk about the Alec Baldwin/Rust case. Tune in!
"What is 8mm?" Best answer ever.
This is depressing
"Are all pre-2003 works now in the public domain?"
My first question after watching @LastOfUsHBO
WIPO Invites Applicants for 2023 Global Awards Competition for SMEs
WIPO Invites Applicants for 2023 Global Awards Competition for SMEs
WIPO has opened the 2023 edition of its Global Awards program, seeking small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can...
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WIPO Invites Applicants for 2023 Global Awards Competition for SMEs
WIPO Invites Applicants for 2023 Global Awards Competition for SMEs
WIPO has opened the 2023 edition of its Global Awards program, seeking small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can...
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From the EPO: Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the EPC: This year, the European Patent Office (#EPO) celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the European patent system. http://dlvr.it/Sgxk8v
From the EPO: User consultation on the implementation of oral proceedings by videoconference (VICO) before the Boards of Appeal: Article 15a of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal http://dlvr.it/Sgxk70
"incurring technical debt," — the fancy term for corporations trying to make do with old and deficient software.
Flying blind: Southwest's epic meltdown
Should the airline improve its infrastructure?
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Why? Because you can …. make art.
There is something deeply deeply creepy about this.
https://v.redd.it/gqnhjgbxriba1
From the EPO: German Constitutional Court decision on #EPO appeal system: The German Federal Constitutional Court has published a decision today confirming that the #EPO’s appeal system provides independent and effective judicial relief, as required by… http://dlvr.it/Sgn29f
Sometimes clients are confused about how to sign their trademark application or other trademark filing. Here's a 36-second video where I explain how: https://youtu.be/HvXZJUrKbNE via @YouTube #trademark #trademarklaw #uspto #trademarklawyer #trademarkattorney
From the EPO: Hydrogen #patents shift towards clean technologies with Europe and Japan in the lead: Latest #EPO-IEA report is the most comprehensive and up-to-date study of global trends in hydrogen technologies http://dlvr.it/SgdQbn
From the EPO: #EPO and Peru IP Office make their PPH fast-track programme permanent: Following a successful 3-year pilot, the Patent Prosecution Highway programme between the #EPO and the National Institute for the Defense of Competition and… http://dlvr.it/SgbVRW
Ahh … I see now … THAT’S what it was all about. The danged tiger!
Everything changes once you know what McCarthy and Gaetz were actually saying
#118thCongress #KevinMcCarthy #MattGaetz
Is there a transcript (recording? Lip reading?) of what these people were saying to each other during this incident … and whether anyone issued a statement as to what transpired?
Kevin McCarthy confronts Matt Gaetz during 14th House Speaker vote. #118thCongress
“tipping … perpetuates a system in which employers can pay workers unfair wages and ask customers to make up the difference.”
Tipping Is Weird Now
Technology and the pandemic have transformed the meaning of gratuity.
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No better way to start the year than to have the Judge grant your motion for summary judgment.
“hopeful in the same way that a person dying of thirst might find a pitcher of saltwater hopeful”
McCarthy Destroys His Speakership In Order to Save It
If they accept the terms McCarthy is offering his opponents, House Republicans would essentially be codifying desperation for the indefinite future.
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“burnout is often related to unsustainable working conditions that individual employees aren’t empowered to change, which can make vacation time more of a Band-Aid than a solution”
She's a Happiness Professor. Her Lessons Are Helping Her Beat Burnout
Psychologist Laurie Santos teaches Yale’s most popular course on the science of happiness.
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“cynicism, irritability, and exhaustion—all of which had been gnawing at her recently—were telltale signs of burnout”
She's a Happiness Professor. Her Lessons Are Helping Her Beat Burnout
Psychologist Laurie Santos teaches Yale’s most popular course on the science of happiness.
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“The human foot is, frankly, kind of an oddity in the animal kingdom. People have a 90-degree angle between the foot and the leg, … but few other animals do. … most animals walk on their tiptoes or the balls of their feet, while we walk heel-to-toe.”
Humans Walk Weird. Scientists May Finally Know Why
Humanity’s peculiar gait has long confounded engineers and biomechanists—but it might be one of nature’s clever tricks.
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Early example, perhaps, of a #patent label license … ?
Edison was serious about his patents.
Fascinating but disturbing at multiple levels. I sense that there is something dark and sinister behind these AI-generated transformational videos that transcends fascination.
Combining artificial intelligence and art, Fabio Comparelli prepared an amazing video describing the adventure of art from the early ages to the present day⭐️
"some routines can become habits, but not every routine can become a habit."
Why you need to know the difference between 'habits' and routines'
Nir Eyal, the author of "Indistractable," explains why it's completely fine if your New Year's resolutions never become habits.
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“It’s like we’re dealing with a rebellious junior-high-school student who has no sense of responsibility, suffers from an extreme level of paranoia and is completely immersed in the fantasy that he’s the world’s most powerful superhero.”
Xi Jinping’s reputation in China and his standing in the world may not survive this Covid disaster
Having forced draconian lockdowns on his people, China’s supreme leader is now expecting them to believe that the virus is no worse than a cold
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“All of this technology has evolved and grown and that can be directly applied to geothermal power, but has just never needed to be applied.”
Meet the renewable energy source poised for growth with the help of the oil industry
Companies already normally associated with oil and gas drilling in the United States have started delving more deeply into geothermal projects
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“Building a habit can take a lot of time and energy”
You’ve Been Choosing Your Goals All Wrong
If you’re about to set your resolutions for 2023, stop. According to experts, this is how to pick the righ...
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