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A $500,000 Plagiarism Scandal

Plagiarism Today

Between 2009 and 2019, she held a very lucrative position at the Santa Clara County government. According to The Mercury News , In 2009, she was awarded a no-bid contract to be the sole grant writer for the county. million she has been awarded since 2009 in no-bid contracts. Examining the Plagiarism.

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Animated GUI Design Patents

Patently-O

For several years, the most controversial part of the design patent world was patenting of portions of a display screen. The chart above shows the year-over-year numbers of design patents issued claiming some form of an animated or transitional display. This transience raises even larger questions about whether such designs qualify.

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How South Africa Handles Notice and Takedown

Plagiarism Today

Find the Host’s Designated Agent: Hosts designate an agent to receive copyright notices on their behalf. With that in mind, South Africa’s approach changes one simple, but crucial, thing: All hosts have the same designated agent. This person can usually be found on the host’s website and/or in a central repository.

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Infographic | Patented scientific and medical innovations

Olartemoure Blog

27 th 2009 The hemodialysis machine, used for renal replacement therapy, was developed with multiple patented components and systems. It was designed to filter and purify the blood of patients with kidney failure, a life-saving procedure that has improved the lives of millions of individuals.

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Growth in Industrial Design Registrations Sporadic Over Past Decades

Corsearch

With the challenges posed by name saturation and the reduced availability of work marks, industrial designs are increasingly important within intellectual property strategies. When people think about designs they typically think of patents, but the world of protecting designs is far more extensive than that.

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Sony’s Ancient Lawsuit vs. Cheat Device Heads in Right Direction – Sony’s Defeat

TorrentFreak

If Sony has its way and the protection software enjoys under the 2009 Computer Programs Directive is extended to transient variables in RAM, those who modify those variables – the users of tweaking software – would become direct infringers under copyright law.

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The Battle Over Poker NFTs

Plagiarism Today

In 2009, the Associated Press filed a lawsuit against artist Shepherd Fairey over the famous Obama “Hope” poster that he designed. Also in 2009, photographer Patrick Cariou filed a lawsuit against “appropriation artist” Richard Prince over the alleged infringement of dozens of his images.

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