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dogofthunder

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About dogofthunder

patent attorney (std disclaimer: nothing i say should be taken as legal advice. if you want legal advice, i can help recommend people who are good at that.)

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    Comment #33027296

    although the case was initially handled by Judge Albright in Waco, the case was transferred in November 2021 to the Austin division and Judge Yeakel, who handled the case thereafte…

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    Comment #15043300

    I use https://theoldreader.com , it seems to work quite well, and I've been using it since Google Reader shut down.

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    Comment #4945940

    It's refreshing (especially to me, as an attorney) to see a correct explanation of the issues and implications as the first ranked comment.

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    Comment #4945936

    The "office action" that rejected the patent was just issued (mailed) today, which is why it wasn't brought up before.

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    Comment #3390063

    Not to be confrontational, but where do you see that there is a "prohibition on admitting computer engineers and software engineers" to the patent bar? I have a CS degree, and work…

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    Comment #3389582

    Extremely important to note: this is a patent application, not a patent. That is to say, this has no legal effect, Microsoft cannot use the patent application to sue anybody, etc. …

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    Comment #1914192

    the existence or non-existence of a trademark registration filed with the USPTO doesn't necessarily mean that the name is trademarked or not. registration helps when you're suing, …

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    Comment #1890194

    I like it quite a bit. I play fantasy football, but would probably just use this for fun. A "clear" button would be really useful, to revert the sliders to default without refreshi…