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		<title>Computer Readable Media Guidance From USPTO</title>
		<link>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2010/01/28/computer-readable-media-guidance-from-uspto</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For quite some time, the phrase &#8220;computer-readable media&#8221; in software claims has been a buzzword Examiners have latched onto for 101 rejections.  Yesterday, the USPTO released a guidance memo that provides specific language suggested for overcoming or avoiding these rejections.  Interestingly, addition of this suggested language to overcome rejection will not be considered new matter, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Word to Microsoft &#8211; Pay Up and Cease Sales</title>
		<link>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/08/12/word-to-microsoft-pay-up-and-cease-sales</link>
		<comments>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/08/12/word-to-microsoft-pay-up-and-cease-sales#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Judge Davis of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas entered a final judgement against Microsoft today, following a jury verdict issued on May 20, 2009.
The suit originated in 2007, when Canadian software firm i4i Ltd sued Microsoft for infringing their U.S. Patent 5,787,499.  The suit alleged that Microsoft knowingly infringed on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter Sued for Patent Infringement</title>
		<link>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/08/06/twitter-sued-for-patent-infringement</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Texas-based company called TechRadium filed suit against Twitter Tuesday, August 4, 2009, in the Southern District of Texas, alleging patent infringement.  TechRadium is a technology company that makes mass notification systems which provide a platform where one message can be sent to multiple recipients over various types of devices.
The complaint alleges that Twitter infringes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Emotiflag Patent</title>
		<link>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/07/27/microsoft-emotiflag-patent</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft managed to land a patent grant for emotiflags this past week despite well-known prior usage.  The IP team member at Microsoft who received the Notice of Allowance sent a blast email including a  :)
Lotus notes users, however, responded to the news with a  :(
Although it sounds like a parody of the likes of Despair.com, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Patent Idea &#8211; Time-Shifting Back Before Bad Decisions</title>
		<link>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/07/15/new-patent-idea-time-shifting-back-before-bad-decisions</link>
		<comments>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/07/15/new-patent-idea-time-shifting-back-before-bad-decisions#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Breaking report from ZatzNotFunny! reveals the recent filing by TiVo seeking $1 billion in contempt sanctions from DISH/EchoStar in the patent dispute involving DVR technology.  Last fall, EchoStar announced they were finally going to pay up the $104 million jury award to TiVo since the Supreme Court denied their petition for certiorari.  The contempt sanctions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patent Awarded for Detecting Spoofed Domain Names</title>
		<link>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/07/10/patent-awarded-for-detecting-spoofed-domain-names</link>
		<comments>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/07/10/patent-awarded-for-detecting-spoofed-domain-names#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sun Microsystems, Inc. was awarded a patent issuance on U.S. Patent 7,559,085 on July 7, 2009, for a method and system of detecting deceptively similar domain names.  Watch out DN spoofers! You may be added to a table in a system.
(hat tip: domainnamewire.com)
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		<title>One of the new Apple patents</title>
		<link>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/07/08/one-of-the-new-apple-patents</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As mentioned in yesterday&#8217;s post, Apple recently filed three new patent applications leading to rumors of iPhone 4G features.  Here is the patent application related to haptic feedback technology.  For more on haptics, see this Wiki entry.
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		<title>Apple 4G Patent Rumors</title>
		<link>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/07/07/apple-4g-patent-rumors</link>
		<comments>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/07/07/apple-4g-patent-rumors#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:37:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Macworld has an interesting article about three new Apple patent applications that are generating rumors about possible new features in a next generation iPhone release. Advanced haptic technology, biometric scanning, and RFID capabilities . . . there&#8217;s an app for that too.
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		<title>Patent of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/07/07/patent-of-the-day</link>
		<comments>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/07/07/patent-of-the-day#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Americans with Disabilities Act was designed to protect individuals with disabilities from discrimination and provide them with equal opportunities.  And here is one patent that ensures that legislative goal for indviduals who are wheelchair bound and yet still wish to wield a firearm with sufficient range of motion.  Gun Aiming Device for a Wheelchair
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		<title>In memory of Michael Jackson: legendary recording artist, dancer, and patentee</title>
		<link>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/06/30/in-memory-of-michael-jackson-legendary-recording-artist-dancer-and-patentee</link>
		<comments>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/06/30/in-memory-of-michael-jackson-legendary-recording-artist-dancer-and-patentee#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the wake of the recent death of Michael Jackson, many worldwide are remembering his music, his dancing, and the early years in the Jackson 5.  But how many remember him as an inventor and patentee?  Perhaps the attorney who drafted the patent application, or Examiner Patterson, who recognized the inventive novelty during prosecution.  I&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
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