the invention has purpose or useful function and a design patent protects the appearance of a product and not how the invention actually functions. In the recent Apple Inc. V. Samsung Electronincs Co. case‚ Apple sued Samsung for copying the design and functions of their Iphone 4 and IPad 2. On August 24th‚ a court in California ruled Samsung violoated Apple’s tradedress and Apple software patents . The court ordered Samsung to pay 1 billion dollars in damages but Apple isn’t settling. Apple is also
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California Pizza Kitchen California Pizza Kitchen was first created in 1985 in Beverly Hills‚ California. By 2007 there were 213 locations throughout 28 states and 6 countries. Although 41% of the stores were based in California‚ keeping with the restaurants theme‚ the dining model flourished throughout the United States. For the second quarter of 2007‚ although they were faced with industry challenges such as raised commodity‚ labor and energy costs‚ they were still expected to break quarterly
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ensure we assist you correctly‚ we like to learn more about our customer. Would you be so kind to assist us with the following questions: I noticed you own the company – The California Trade Company. - How long has your company been around? - What products‚ brands do you currently import and export? - Are you based in California or Shanghai?
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California Coastal Experience I am sure it happened as easily as this: We were sitting around the garage shooting the bull during a cold winter snap. Thoughts turned to motorcycle rides and things spring and summer. For once‚ it wasn’t me. Mrs. K was the one to mention going to California. We hadn’t taken a trip the summer before‚ and she said‚ “We ought to ride to California and take the PCH along the coast.” Probably‚ no one jumped up and started packing‚ but several certainly starting
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narrow and clear in the contract‚ including an enumeration of examples such as market research data‚ sales plans and advertising strategies. In Mainmet Holdings plc v Austin‚ the defendant was held not in breach of confidence‚ because the reports about defects in customers’ systems are not considered as trade secrets.[ Mainmet Holdings plc v Austin [1991] F.S.R. 538] It would be easier to determine the nature of the reports if the corporation has specifically stated that as confidential information in
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In “Hotel California‚” there are two original composers. Donald Hugh Henley and Glenn Lewis Frey. Don Henley was born and raised as an American in Linden‚ Texas. He attended University of North Texas for three semesters (“Don”). Glenn Frey was born and raised as an American in Detroit‚ Michigan. He attended Oakland Community College where he got involved with a band (“Glenn”). Henley wrote most of the lyrics based on Frey’s ideas. He sought inspiration for the writing by driving out into the desert
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In the early 1990’s there was an incident that happened in Southern California that rocked the city of Los Angeles. The incident involved California Highway Patrol and the Los Angeles Police Department‚ and a civilian named Rodney King. “According to official reports‚ the car’s two passengers quickly and lay on the ground as instructed. But‚ when the driver King‚ finally emerged from the car‚ his bizarre behavior and spotty compliance with police orders led officers to believe he was drunk‚ or high
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| My Experience at the Oakland Museum of California | | Ma’Cherris Johnson | 3/13/2013 | | I experienced this wonderful space for the first time‚ as my fiancé [Calvin] and I chaperoned my eight year old sister [Amya] and my seven year old cousin [Ta’mari] on a Sunday afternoon. We went this first Sunday for Free First Sundays. It didn’t take very long to get tickets and start viewing everything the museum had to offer. We rode the BART from El Cerrito Del Norte (Richmond/Fremont
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Assignment 2: The Statutes- Pace v. Alabama & Loving v. Virginia Ashlee R. Hall PAD 525: Constitution & Administrative Law Dr. Lee January 29‚ 2012 Was there ever a period in history where interracial marriages and sex among people of different races was considered illegal? As absurd as this idea sounds‚ the answer is yes. Astonishingly‚ less than 40 years ago marrying someone of a different race was considered illegal. Black people could not be with white people- it just
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I went to California this last summer to go to my uncles who lives there.I flew for the first time when I went to California. When we were on The plain getting ready to start flying.I went to California in 2017 for a month.I Had a pretty good time while I was their. I started to flip out because their was a problem in the plane and we had to sit there for an hour.Then we switched plains and I got really scared my heart was pounding. I thought I was going to pass out. I had my eyes closed for the
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