Author Archives: Professor Nathenson

Patent Humor: A Method of Tilting A Head to Indicate Confusion

See above for illustration accompanying an issued patent for A Method of Tilting A Head to Indicate Confusion. This method is routinely employed and likely infringed by most law students when first confronted with Fed. R. Civ. P. 19(a) and 19(b) regarding Joinder of Required Parties, as amply illustrated by the appropriately numbered illustrations above. Note for example […]

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Secondary education and hyper-competitiveness: Succeed or “No Harvard for you!”

  A great and provocative quote about education by Daniel Coffeen (via quotecatalog), and brought to my attention by @marcyljordan: High school, it seems, has changed. It has become competitive. Young men and women — 13 to 18 years old — must work more or less tirelessly to ensure their spot at a college deemed worthy to them and their […]

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Keurig loses patent case over filter cartridges

From the CBS affiliate in Sacramento, a news story about a patent lawsuit by Keurig against a maker of coffee cups. The court granted summary judgment to the defendant against Keurig’s claims arising from its design and utility patents. Additional information on the suit can be found at Sarah Burnstein’s blog at http://design-law.tumblr.com/post/51720014207/judge-rules-that-the-keurig-design-patent-shown. As a daily […]

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