"necessity is the mother of invention". Thomas Edison statement was based on the dependence of society using technology. This statement means that items that are invented based off of what people need. This is because no one will be able to appreciate an item that has no use. An example in today’s day an age is the iPhone which was invented so people didn’t have to carry both a phone and an iPod. That is making an invention due to the necessity of the people. Marshall McLuhan flipped this statement
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Laser projection keyboard is one of gadget that developed for a long time but it wasn’t popular. Seems like most of people really like this gadget.However a few years later laser projection keyboard was created for using with IPad and IPhone. When a user touches the surface cover by an image of a key ‚ the device records the corresponding keystroke. A laser projection keyboard was invented and patented by IBM engineer in 1992. It optically detects and analyses human hand and finger motions
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The Flying Machine Ray Bradbury People have always wanted to fly and see the world from above. The aviation was always an important and interesting topic in the society. The first invention for flying were the kites. Around 200 BC is the earliest known record of kite flying. A general from China flew with his kite over enemy territory. After kites the people discovered the balloons in the 17th and 18th century. Since 1903 plains with motor exist. But what happened to all the inventors or were
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ARGUMENT UNDER THE OHIO UNIFORM TRADE SECRETS ACT (“OUTSA)‚ A COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT‚ DERVIVES INDEPENDENT ECONOMIC VALUE‚ IS NOT BEING GENERALY KNOWN TO OTHER PERSONS‚ AND IS SUNBJECT TO EFFORTS OF SECRECY IS A TRADE SECRET. I. DCH is entitled to preliminary injunction‚ because LH is a trade secret under OUTSA. Preliminary injunctions should always be granted in case as like this‚ where there is a substantial likelihood that the plaintiffs will prevail on the merits. Vanguard Transp. Sys. V. Edwards
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It was 1793‚ when Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. A cotton gin is a machine that quickly separates cotton fibers from their seeds. This allows for much greater productivity than manual cotton separation. Eli Whitney was born on December 8‚ 1765 in Westborough‚ Massachusetts. He died on January 8‚ 1825. When he was a child‚ he loved working in his father’s workshop. He’d take things apart‚ then put them back together again. (For example‚ a clock.) He worked on a Georgian Plantation when he was
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Apple Vs. Samsung Patents by definition are‚ “ a grant made by a government that confers upon the creator of an invention the sole right to make‚ use‚ and sell that invention for a set period of time”(TFD). Every product that is sold has at least one patent to protect it from being copied by competitors. Most products have several patents‚ each for a different unique part of the product. There are two major types of patents‚ utility patents and design patents. A utility patent can be claimed if the
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Gene patents have been a controversial issue ever since the United States Patent Office began to grant patents for human genes. Those who protest gene patents argue that they will impede research and negatively affect the medical field. Supporters of the patents suggest that they will help propel the field to new heights by harboring innovation through the pricing power that comes with patenting. Michael Crichton in an article titled “Patenting Life” and John E. Calfee in his article “Decoding the
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subject: APple VS. Creative Patent infringement issue date: This is to propose that Creative should take immediate seek settlement from Apple and exit the MP3 market. This action is best taken to protect the survival of Creative’s business and innovations through its user interface in the MP3 player industry. Creative’s user interface is simple and very effective‚ which makes it an important asset to protect from other competitors from infringing on its current patents. Due to the rapid rate of
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under Chapter II of the PCT. It is performed by an International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA)‚ one of the Offices which are also International Searching Authorities (ISAs) [see Module 7]. The receiving Office with which you filed your PCT application has appointed the IPEA which is “competent†to perform international preliminary examination. If your receiving Office has appointed more than one competent IPEA‚ you can choose between them‚ taking into account differing requirements relating
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Accounting Treatment for Patents XYZ Research Co‚ (XYZ) came to our firm‚ requesting clarification on the accounting treatment for patents the company purchased. 1. FACTS The company possesses many patents and has historically expensed all of the costs associated with obtaining their patents. The company is unsure if any or all of its patent costs can be capitalized. The company is unsure if impairment testing should be done periodically on their patents. 2. ISSUES a) Should
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