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The following is an edited transcript of my video An Ounce of Trademark Protection is Worth a Pound of Curing a Trademark Dispute. There is a very well-known quote from Benjamin Franklin about an ounce of prevention being worth a pound of cure. This statement is really true when it comes to trademarks. I really love Ben Franklin, he was such a unique inventor of so many different things, and scholar, and really, a Renaissance man.
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Reddit is without doubt one of the most popular user-submitted content sites that exists on the Internet. The community-driven platform has “subreddits” dedicated to pretty much every topic you can think of. These generate a constant stream of discussions and links, some more useful than others. Moderators play an essential role in bringing order to this chaos.
Some members of Gen. Michael Flynn’s family sued CNN for implying that they are QAnon followers. The case involves: a report aired by CNN on February 3, 2021, which was entitled “CNN Goes Inside a Gathering of QAnon Followers.” The report included a brief clip of the Flynns standing next to Lieutenant General Michael Flynn as he proclaimed, “where we go one, we go all.
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Michelle Mao is an IPilogue Writer and an incoming 2L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The fantastical and mind-blowing virtual worlds of Ready Player One and Sword Art Online may soon be within reach as the patent race for virtual reality technology heats up between major companies like Disney , Microsoft , and Sony. Virtual reality has been dubbed by entertainment and media companies as the next big advancement in modern-day lifestyle.
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