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		<title>Sit Your Butt Down, Motion to Dismiss Denied</title>
		<link>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2010/03/04/sit-your-butt-down-motion-to-dismiss-denied</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the ongoing saga of apparel warfare, the lawsuit between The North Face and The South Butt continues.  The latest action was the court&#8217;s denial of a motion by The South Butt to dismiss the lawsuit.  Read the court order here.  The Judge in this case is apparently not as amused as I am by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Notice of Upside Down Document</title>
		<link>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2010/02/11/notice-of-upside-down-document</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The USPTO has various Notices alerting an applicant to such things as Allowance, Missing Parts, and apparently, Upside Down Documents.  Yes, you read that correctly.
Blogger Erik Sherman recently outed the USPTO&#8217;s archaic practices and equipment with an actual example that is both ironic and hilarious, if not also a bit pathetic.  A practioner submitted documents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The North Face Sues The South Butt</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A popular outdoor product company, The North Face, is suing a student-founded start-up company, The South Butt, for trademark infringement.  The North Face complaint includes arguments for likelihood of confusion.  In response to this argument, IP counsel for The South Butt indicated that the public knows &#8220;the difference between a face and a butt.&#8221;
The South [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Patented Soup for You!</title>
		<link>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/08/19/no-patented-soup-for-you</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the category of quirky and fun, here is an antique patent from 1865, when recipes were still considered patentable subject matter.  U.S. Patent 47,545 is for Improved Tomato Soup &#8211; and the specification enables you to make an enourmous amount!  If anyone actually tries this recipe out, let me know how it goes.
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		<title>Misunderstandings</title>
		<link>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2007/11/09/misunderstandings</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder why pigs became the symbol of saving money?  Wonder no more!
Long ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made of a dense, orange clay called &#8220;pygg.&#8221; When people saved coins in jars made of this clay, the jars became known as &#8220;pygg banks.&#8221; When an English potter misunderstood the word, he made [...]]]></description>
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