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What is better notebook or binder?

Ringless Binder with single spine and 150 pages capacity
No Ring Binder with single spine and 150 pages capacity

Notebook or binder.

Are there binders without rings?

Students in US schools forced to deal with the pain of using and carrying around brick-like ring binders are asking endless questions. You can easily see that on the top of their wishes is a quite legendary “Binder notebook.” This nowhere to find mythical beast combines the utility of the ring binder with a simple, easy-to-use notebook.

Three-ring binder was born at the same time as the First Steam engine

Students shopping for basic school supplies meet the stark market reality where the only choice is a 133-year-old Ring-binder.

A not exactly modern solution, the Ring binder was invented when the first Steam Engines came to life.

A few manufacturers are producing a variety of widgets that are supposed to replace the Ring Binder, but none of them is up to the task.

The problem is spines exceed the thickness of the paper they contain. The need to deal with metal prongs (Prong Folder) that easily hurt fingers with sharp metal edges, or the fancy Punchless binders in various shapes, frankly missing the tooth to grab and keep the leaflets effectively. 

There is a solution that comes closest to fulfilling the dreams. The Flex hybrid note binder has collapsible rings made from steel wire, but the heavy-duty beast takes up so much space in the backpack and, quite frankly, quite often feels like an overkill. Pounds of steel to carry ounces of paper?

Notebook Binder
Notebook / Binder for school

So among the unsatisfied, a designer came up with a simpler solution.

The ringless binder is made from a sheet of tear-resistant paper.

Ringless binder with its 2 oz (56grams) average weight is ECO friendly. The designer Eliminatined 80% of the material usually involved in the CONSTRUCTION of the OLD Ring-binder.

Try it out! Visit our Shop at SmartPaperCuts.com 

Binder Notebook opened
Binder Notebook opened

 

 

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Why US patent is worthless? How your property is Stolen.

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The answer to the above question is simple. (8/8/22)

After patent issuance, USPTO (United States Patent Office), you have an 84% chance that at the request of a competitor, your patent is going to be INVALIDATED. The 84% number is official and comes from the USPTO division PTAB better known under the unofficial nickname “Death Squad for Patents.”

The reason? Big Tech. Companies do not wish to have competition.

If you consider that 75% (individual inventors) and 50% (in the case of moneyed Corporations) of patent applications will be rejected, please calculate the actual rate of your success as an inventor. It means that, statistically, you have to submit at least 26 applications to have one survive, and the actual patent issuance number by USPTO (after changing its mind regarding the validity of your patent after issuing it and then invalidating in its division PTAB) is not the 25% for individual Inventor but an abysmal 4%

4% under ONE CONDITION. Do not forget that after spending a substantial amount of money and time on the new technological development ( All the work, trials, Prototypes, lawyers, etc.), you must have in your war chest between $100,000 to $700,000 for each challenge upfront of the PTAB. There is no statuary limit to the number of the challenges. Without the MONEY, you are doomed as an individual with a stupid dream.

In addition, The Supreme Court, in their never-ending wisdom, decided to support BIG TECH, and they will not allow the issuance of patents in certain areas in direct defiance of the U.S. Constitution. So they issued several decisions in favor of corporations. Among them, they endorsed theft. (By eBay) That is why there is a vast number of technologies ineligible to receive patents in the U.S. (IN THE US ONLY)

You can have a patent issued abroad but not in the U.S.

Reason?

Big Tech does not wish to have competition.

If you somehow survive all of the above, you face that your patent, in reality, in the U.S., is not enforceable. Anybody can take your technology and start using it freely, not paying a dime. It is happening thanks to the power of “Efficient Infringement.“ It means that corporations are keenly aware that the cost of pursuing infringers in U.S. courts comes to millions and years of effort, and very few individuals and startups can afford that.

In the meantime, no investor will touch you with the most extended pole. If you’re producing your invention yourself, do not worry. Chinese and big domestic infringers will start selling unauthorized copies on AMAZON before you start your production, undercutting your product’s price, quality, and safety. (And you are liable for the inferior quality/dangerous copies because this is your product)

Hello, are you Still There?

Go to China. Intellectual property offices will enforce your Chinese patent rights at no cost to you. And the fact is that China has already surpassed the U.S. in many areas thanks to the wise judges of the U.S. Supreme Court barring software, Computer related patents.

Remember You do not have to go to China to have your US patent “invalidated” by the Chinese Competitor in PTAB.

Oh, you do not like Communism?!!

Then file through WIPO.

Among your options, you will find “Industrial Design registration,” allowing you to register your I.P. intellectual property rights at an instant in up to 99 countries and up to 25 years in one single application.

In the E.U. (27 countries), One of my friends paid for six designs, with two illustrations each $1700, and registered within a week. And they tread I.P. seriously. Based on “Industrial design registration,” you may obtain institutional financing, investors, etc. Compare it to a few years-long, expensive efforts in the USPTO.

Just do not make a mistake, including in your registration the U.S.

Outside of the U.S., in 99 countries in one application, you can include up to 100 designs at around 10k.

The USPTO will divide your single application into separate ones, charge you about $600 for each, and process it as a design patent.

For 100 designs, it makes a total of 60,000 to start compared to 10k for the rest of the Hague system participants.

Plus, you will wait at least two years before they will take a look and most likely reject most of them for procedural reasons.

For exact numbers, check respective websites.

If you want the existing change situation and go back to U.S. patent golden standard before the 2011 AIA legislation support H.R. 5874

and please $upport accurate Inventor representation by U.S. Inventors

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Patent Stolen from MOLLY METZ: INVENTOR OF THE REVOLUTION ROPE

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MOLLY METZ: INVENTOR OF THE REVOLUTION ROPE

Molly Metz wasn’t named “Queen of the Rope” for nothing. She holds 5-world championships, is the reigning National Champion in a 30+-year-old division and is known in the industry for jumping ten consecutive minutes of double-under. She is the only jump-roper to have had a patent…until the PTAB took it away.

 

At age seven, Molly started her jump-roping career. Only one year later, she had traveled worldwide for jump-rope competitions. Three years later, at the age of ten, she won her first world championship. In 2002, she won her fifth world championship.

Molly knew her passion was jump-roping. So much so that she was inspired to help kids learn it, practice it, and then teach it. She wanted to spread her passion to everyone. In 2006, Molly started her business, JumpNrope, with the intent to work with kids. Molly trained kids through her business, at recreation centers and developed after-school programs for kids. Throughout her years, she educated and employed over twenty-five jump roping coaches at different locations

In 2007, Molly was in a car accident, where she suffered major injuries. After healing and getting back into her jump-roping lifestyle, she learned that the old jump ropes could not keep up with her and move efficiently with her injury. So, she decided to take her profession into her own hands, and she began to design different styles to improve the versatility of the jump rope.

Molly filed for the patent in 2009; The Revolution Rope or “R1 Speed Rope”. This design includes a handle with a pivoting-eye-technology feature that reduced the degree of the wire in the handle to create optimal rotation of the rope, without it being directly linked to the handle. This design makes it the most precise speed and power jump rope in the world.

 

A standard jump rope consists of a rope and a handle. The bottom of the handle contains a hole, where the rope is directly inserted and then somehow fastened to the handle. The rope rotates without being tangled but is limited to the movement of the handle. Molly’s design consists of a rope, a handle, and pivoting eye technology. This feature is a key part of the design and a complete distinction between Molly’s design and the standard design. This extra component has attached to the handle. The rope is then inserted through the pivoting eye technology and fastened. It allows the wire to follow the hand’s movement directly with a decreased degree of range, enabling speed and power and decreasing friction.

Molly was granted patent U.S. 7,789,809 in 2010, but that wasn’t the end of Molly’s entrepreneurial ventures. She began manufacturing and selling her product online through her business. Later in 2010, Molly was introduced to CrossFit (a high-intensity fitness program incorporating elements from several sports and types of exercise). Molly fell in love with the CrossFit community and quickly discovered the need for jump-rope education in the CrossFit world. In 2012 she opened her gym, totaling 10,000sqft. Half of the gym is devoted to CrossFit, and the other half to jump rope programs. Molly developed a progression-based seminar for CrossFit athletes so that they could learn how to be proficient in the movement. Molly has conducted over 800 jump rope seminars worldwide in CrossFit gyms

Within the same year, her patents were awarded, and the infringers were already manufacturing and selling her product in countries like China and India. Once they became mass-produced, she realized other cross-fit companies were buying her design from China and India. In an effort to license her technology in the US, she reached out to a large fitness company, known as ROGUE Fitness. Without hesitation, ROGUE Fitness took her design and began importing it from China and distributing and it without a license; Making an estimated yearly profit of tens of millions of dollars.

Quickly losing hope due to the financial and emotional burden, Molly almost chose not to fight. She saw the millions of dollars she was losing. She had just devoted her time and money to her new gym (costing $280,000) and could not develop the resources to fight it, as she had little success licensing the product due to its mass distribution already. In 2015 she closed her kids’ programs and CrossFit programs. But it was not long before her fighter instinct kicked in. She acquired an attorney and together they worked effortlessly to shut down overseas countries and earn licensing agreements with small CrossFit companies. Molly believed she could finally see the light at the end of the tunnel; She brought the fight to ROGUE Fitness. After all, she was awarded the patent, they are using her technology illegally, the patent system will protect them, right?

The constitution would agree, but the broken US Patent System and the corrupt Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) had another decision in mind. The PTAB was created in 2011 via the America Invents Act (AIA). Which was a radical overhaul of the U.S. patent system that had been the gold standard for over 200 years. Big tech lobbyists pushed this bill through and then convinced President Obama to appoint Michelle Lee from Google to run the USPTO. In the office, Lee wrote the rules and hired the “judges” who went on to find “errors” in the patents that Google and other Silicon Valley tech giants were accused of infringing. Molly is one of the thousands of other inventors that have had their patents invalidated by the U.S. Patent Office –which has invalidated 84% of the patents they have reviewed under the AIA.

ROGUE Fitness used the bought-off patent system in their favor. In response to Molly’s infringement suit, ROGUE Fitness sought invalidation of her patents. They pushed the battle from the Ohio courts to Washington DC’s PTAB, where the administrative court, filled with three government employees, who are lawyers and not technical experts, would decide the fate of her patents.

Molly was awarded her first patent by the USPTO in 2010 and another in 2012. It was at this time that the patent examiner believed that Molly’s invention of the Revolution Rope was indeed patentable. The patent examiner is someone who has experience and knowledge in the technology in which they are granting the patent. Granting a patent only occurs after rigorous examination. Molly’s patents endured 6 years of examination by three different examiners with several decades of cumulative experience. At one point during the examination, they rejected Molly’s application, holding that it was obvious to combine an older jump rope handle with a rotating bearing with another that had a swivel joint. Molly stipulated to change the wording. After doing so, the examiners were persuaded that her patent met the requirements, therefore granting the patent.

Molly, unfortunately, fell victim to the PTAB – AKA the “death squad.”

ROGUE filed a petition asking the PTAB to revoke her patents. The PTAB proceeded to invalidate her patents and overturn the examiner. The PTAB ruled that it was obvious to combine older styles of jump rope handles from 1978 and 1979.

PTAB prohibits most evidence, live testimony, cross-examination, and generally short circuits due process. The so-called trial took place in less than an hour (versus in a real court, the trial would take 1-2 weeks). This unjust court doesn’t even allow physical evidence which would have clearly shown the innovation that Molly created and patented. But, with these “judges” only appearing via remote video and not examining the evidence, there is no way to even attempt a just response.

Below is the 1978 technology that was considered by the USPTO examiners who determined that Molly’s design was a patentable improvement in 2010. The PTAB cited the exact same prior art in revoking her patents for obviousness in 2019.

No one is as experienced as Molly is in the field of jump-roping. Her experience, her resume, and her knowledge in the field, led her to develop a jump rope handle that increased speed, power, and reduced friction. This design was never introduced into the market before, nor even thought of by others within the industry. The market success of this jump rope handle goes to show just how non-obvious it was. Yet, the unqualified PTAB “judges” took it into their own, unqualified, inexperienced, ignorant hands to kill another startup, another inventor, and another American Dream.

ROGUE Fitness and other companies are still manufacturing and selling Molly’s design. So much so, that when you search “Molly Metz Jump Rope” ROGUE Fitness is the first to show.

Fortunately, Molly did not give up her company. Molly still manufactures and sells her jump ropes in the US -USA made and sold. She also still hosts seminars and coaches.

You can view her seminars and purchase directly from Molly at her website JumpNrope

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NO Ring Binder for Ring-less People

Ringless binders
Binder notebook in one
Yellow Student’s binder – notebook in one

A bunch of us out there are swearing on our lives to avoid the Ring binders at all costs.

Their brick-like quality, rings terrorizing fingers, and sticking out like a mountain spine don’t make it a favorable item on our shelf, especially when they are half empty. Every time you buy one, you have to choose from one of the available sizes, and of course, if you end up using them, they are always too big or too small, and in the end, the rings misalign.

2 Spine Binder
2 Spine Binder – notebook in one

But there is hope on the horizon. The 133-year-old reign of the Ring binder may end. Do you see the picture here? The yellow page with a couple of round cutouts? It is a binder made from a piece of paper using flexible ties instead of rings. It stays flat regardless of the amount of paper you put in. Furthermore, it can bind just a few 120-150 pages, but his cousin’s 2-spine ringless Binder can gobble up to 350 pages. All of it without the unique Spine dominating the Ring-binder. And there is one more member of the same (Insane) family: “Spine-Less Binder.” This fellow has an appetite. It can devour up to 800 pages and has one more quality. Singlehandedly replaces all sizes of ring binders. No more headaches about which one we should choose.

Spineless binder
Spineless binder with a tag

 If you’d like to see more info about our binders’ family, leave your e-mail address in our “subscribe” box. Do not miss the Birthdays and gatherings.

Or visit our Shop to try one

 
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Office Ring Binders in the US vs document binders in the EU

Ringless Binder with a BIG TAG
Ringless Binder with a BIG TAG

Except for the difference in the number of rings and holes, a wider variety of binders is available in the EU market ,divided between 27 countries. Each one with its language and with several producers and often national-only distribution allows for a wider variety of available products that you never have the opportunity to ever see in the US. In the US, the market is devoid of any real competition, and with a few prominent sellers dominating the industry and Legal protection practically nonexistent, thanks to the 2011 American Invention Act. Also, the rulings of the Supreme Court for years have consistently taken away patent rights from small entities and individuals. The fringe products have no chance to exist. If it does, the damage comes quickly in the form of unauthorized copies sold by Chinese or domestic infringers.

But let’s go back to the EU Binders.

Strip binder mechanism

#1 Strip Binder or Loop File with prongs. With no single term describing.

strip binder

This binder is challenging to find. Produced by four big companies.

1) Due to its construction, it can carry no more than 30–50 sheets.

2) Its flexible fork mechanism doesn’t survive rough handling. It can be damaged even in regular but prolonged use.

But it sells, since there is always demand for an alternative to a ring binder.

#2 C/BOARD FILE W/STRING  I found it under the fascinating Polish

fascicle

name FASCYKUŁA  (Fascicle — in English) Simple, Old but practical. Made from 630 gsm Cardboard. Produced by several enterprises in the EU. Used to keep larger portions of archived documents.

#3  Q-Connect Transfer File 35 mm Capacity Foolscap Buff. Wow, what a name!! Sounds like a Spanish Hidalgo.

Q-Connect Transfer File 35 mm Capacity Foolscap Buff

Luckily, their price is very short. According to reviews, they take in more pages than the venerable #1 strip binder.

In one review, Mrs. Payroll wrote: “Needed some files to store clients’ end-of-year accounts and paperwork. I did not want to spend a lot on storage files. Use lever arch files all year and then transfer to these spring files, so they are less bulky for storage purposes.
Not sure the files are thick enough for everyday use. May need to spend a bit more. But ideal at 39p each for my needs!!”

That’s it for now.  More will come…

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Ringless binder

Ringless binder
Stack of Ringless, Spineless Binders with visible yellow tags marking the location of certain documents.

Have you noticed? The number of people looking for a “ringless binder.” 

Try searching: I hate ring binders.  There are quite a few results. The answers are: “Binders For Non-Binder People,” Ring Binder vs. Bound Book, etc.

Users are dissatisfied with the Ring-binder. As the answer to the prayers, you may see a “Grip binder,” a look-a-like binder in the form of a box. Clipboards with Covers, zippers, etc. I dare to say the number of answers indicates the simple truth: There is no viable replacement for the Ring binder’s effectiveness.

Ringless Binder
The binder is able to bind up to 350 pages. Using flexible ties instead of rings or prongs.

Ring binders with the spine sticking up and metal rings always in the way of hands trying to reach a page are uncomfortable to use. Plus, their brick-like form is quite painful to carry around, and it has a profound effect on the users https://smartpapercuts.com/shop/

That’s why they search in vain.

But there is One.

Binder and Notebook in one.

Multi-binder. It binds up to 350 pages with two sets of ties. It can be used as a two-subject notebook.

No longer does anyone have to choose. It is made from a sheet of reinforced paper and is strong. Instead of rings, a flexible tie is used. It always stays flat regardless of the number of pages it binds. It comes in versions. One looks like a notebook, but without a spine.

It binds from one to 350 pages.

Another “Spineless” singlehandedly replaces all sizes of commonly available ring binders with different thicknesses and accommodates from 1 to 800 pages in one simple design.

Where can you find it?     In our SHOP

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Copyright violation = Crime. Patent theft = Civil Violation?

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Have you noticed the warnings showing up sometimes on the screen of a bootlegged movie? $250,000 financial penalty and the promise of criminal persecution.

Same time shopping on the Amazon (The jungle river of fakes) you have a wide selection of sometimes obvious sometimes not fakes pushed by unscrupulous Chinese sellers as well as the Amazon management. You do not see the warning screen that receiving stolen (Intellectual) property will put you in legal jeopardy.  Instead of the $250k unexpected financial incentive to abandon the Amazon web catalog you are lulled in by the promise of great savings (and hidden but unexpected health expenses when you buy faked in China Bike helmet or Car child seat.) Bootlegged by Amazon Copy of Hermes bag gives you the appearance of luxury for a few bucks. You will be arrested for distributing faked goods on the street corner in any US city but Amazon is doing it officially in a full view.

America is doing great business transferring wealth to China in exchange for fakes and oversized bank accounts of Amazon’s owner. One person’s interest against the whole nation.

Where are the great American Designers, Inventors? Are they among the 50% of all applicants submitting their invention from the US to the German Patent office? No wonder. There are so many inventions you can not get patented in the US thanks to the infinite wisdom of the Supreme Court in competition with Congress injecting “Judicial exceptions” into the US  Patent Statues.

The Internet is full of people bragging about theft. Intellectual property theft supposedly should make the heroes.

They took the property from an evil entity. (You) Entity encroaching on their rights to possess everything for free, even other people’s property. New kind of Robin Hoods? No. They are Corporate Theft Heroes. sponsored and paid for by Amazons and Googles.

They stole somebody’s fruits of labor. Hard work and sometimes the last dime taken from the family budget. Work published in hopes to earn a buck. Possibly to pay for kids’ college expenses. Or inventor retirement so deserved after half of a century of hard work here and there.

No question as an Inventor you are a modern Outlaw in the US. To be exact according to the 2015 Supreme Court ruling inventors DO NOT OWN FRUITS OF THEIR LABOR. Their sweat and labor, Their expenses belong to the government. Invention? It is merely Government Franchise.  Only slave labor doesn’t belong to him/her.

So In FACT according to Supreme Court, YOU ARE A SLAVE.

The Supreme Court in its infinite wisdom follows the great example of philosophers who gave rise to the 20-century Soviet empire where everything was a “Government franchise”

According to this philosophy, your rights as individual means nothing when comes to the greater good of a bigger entity.  Nation, The Government. (eBay). Supreme Court strives to have the perfect realization of totalitarianism. Exactly like in the Communist country. I’ve lived through it myself. You are property of the State.

No wonder in the opinion of the 6 riders of Apocalypse women have no right to their own bodies.

The plight is shared by everyone in our country. If you want at least one positive change please call your congressman to support

 Congressman Massie Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation Act, H.R. 5874

Donate to U.S. inventor organization working on restoring U.S. patent laws.

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One of my websites shows a page with information about the existence of an invention. After a year or so of continuous (unsuccessful) internet attacks, the subscriber list grows exponentially consisting mainly of e-mails associated with Chinese websites like Alibaba, Ali Express, etc. Ready to steal and copy the product at the first sight of any useful information. Lately, I received an offer from a Chinese company to help them “DEVELOP THEIR PRODUCT” Obvious attempt to gain access to know-how. You submit them the proposal, and drawings and they are telling you: We get back to you…..

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The meaning in art. “Social distancing” a painting.

Social distancing

Looking at a piece of Art, everybody wonders what prompted the artist to execute the work. Unfortunately, too often, there is no other explanation than commercial.

For most of us, Art is a physical piece with a dollar value assigned. Too often, the dollar value is the most exciting aspect of the otherwise dull work.  

To be clear would like to explain the origin of the word.

Since “Art “for centuries was an expression of Meaning, meaning is the ultimate purpose of creative work. It expresses something. It tells the story and uplifts the spirit.

Contemporary Art often communicates the confusion and lack of purpose in an artist’s life. We all strive to have a meaningful life, but some of us replace the image of God with the dollar sign. No wonder Warhol did not bother with producing Art painting dollar signs; instead, when the Art is a substitute for a banknote.

As famous art critic Panofsky said, viewers receive only answers they are able to ask.

That’s why we are staring at old paintings in museums without a clue. The world of the spiritual life of our ancestors is gone.  We, the Huns, the primitives, are left behind without the key to unlocking the treasures. 

Our substitutes are weak and confusing, and the Art is mostly not up to the task of expressing the human problems of our times. Again you can compare the modern and the old sections of any museum to see the number of viewers.

Yet the need to express the spirit of our time exists. A few artists are trying to reach beyond the paint’s surface and convey a thought. Still, they are nonexistent in official art institutions, preferring sanitized and meaningless — prescribed noncontroversial work. 19-century academy made a 180-degree adjustment and exists now under the name of institutionalized “AVANTGARDE.” So AVANTGARDE is DEAD.

Let’s ignore the official and try to see the meaning of Art. Contemporary Art.

Any artist paying attention to the world beyond studio walls is trying to visualize reality. This simple task is often most challenging since the limit is the ‘imagination.” This particular skill is not in plentiful supply even among people calling themselves artists. That is why we have an endless supply of secondary works following or copying any artists with some financial success. Art by prescription dominates the landscape.

Below you can see a painting: “Social Distancing” 2021 piece graphically expresses the most crucial aspect of the time. The painting conveys the time of our lives unusually and attractively. It sticks out by itself, and no further comment is necessary. There is no question about originality of the work, or the skills of the artist. The sign of real art.

Many have no trouble picturing ourselves in this painting with degrees of separation.

Social Distancing

Acrylic on canvas 24″h x30″ wide. Canvas is attached to a light corrugated plastic panel. There is no need to cut a tree.

A cord is attached to the back of the panel to help with hanging. No frame is necessary.

The artist? Jacek Maria

Social Distancing

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I am missing.. The insects. Are we Next?

The bee

Do you remember the time not so long ago when you seriously considered installing a “bug shield” on your car since every drive ended with a windshield smeared with insects you met on the highway? Right now, the sky is clear, and even on the most extended trip, multiple hours spent on the road do not produce the same result. The long-time effort of Monsanto to pollute our environment has final effects. I am missing the bugs, Their night swirl around my headlights, The heart-stopping sound when the big one meets the windshield. Oh, I wish I drove slower. Now they are gone. Hardly anything is swimming in the air along my long trip on the highway. Even the mosquitos are missing from the morning scroll among the trees of a nearby forest preserve. What next? Who is next? As the remainder, I created a Bee as a paper pop-up in honor of our gone but not recognized insects/friends. What should I do next? Long lost, from my view, a Grasshopper? Pop-up paper monument? In a Coffin? Are we next?

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“United Inventors Association” The TROJAN HORSE of the Big.Tech.

According to the supreme court teft is legal in the us

There is well known saying about the devil wearing priest garb and using his tail to announce a mass.
Amazon as double faced devilA couple of weeks ago, looking at the “United Inventors Association” Washington DC prestigious address and the lack of real engagement with the inventors’ community, I became curious?

After requesting info among their sponsor supplying financial backing, you can see names like “Google” and “Amazon.” 

Google and Amazon support financially this quasi inventors organization to use it as a Trojan Horse to channel inventors attention and put through the Congress new and new anti-competitive measures to limit Inventors’ rights. Inventor is their competition. There is a real Inventor organization US INVENTOR, but they do not enjoy Big Tech’s financial support.

There is also Supreme Court issuing anti-inventor decisions, somehow always finding itself on the side of the Big Tech. 

Currently, there is no way to start an Invention supported business in the US and survive. Term “Efficient infringement” describes the method employed by big companies outright stealing marketable inventions knowing that no startup, no inventor can afford years-long and costing millions of challenges in US courts to reinforce inventor patent rights. In addition, a new institution was introduced in the US patent ecosystem in 2011 by the American invent Act; PTAB is Invalidating 84% of US-issued patents on behalf of big Chinese and US businesses.

On April 24, 2018, in Oil states against vs. Greener’s energy Supreme court decided that you, the citizen of the United States, do not have rights to fruits of your own labor? If you ever come out with an invention and spend time and money to develop it, the fruit of your labor is not yours anymore. According to the totalitarians from Supreme Court, patent/Invention is now a government “franchise.” 

There was historically a group of people in the US with no rights to the fruits of their labor. We called them slaves.

I used to live in two countries under communist regimes at the time, Poland and Czechoslovakia, and all property there was a government franchise. 

Step by step, Supreme Court transform this country into a new anti-democratic system. Not only “interpreting” US law but also usurping powers of Congress, issuing decisions contradicting existing statutes like, for example, introducing “judicial exemption.” gradually stripping US inventors from their rights to patent their discoveries.

There is, however real Inventor organization: US Inventor working to restore our property rights gutted by the Supreme court.

If you care about future of this country support US Inventor !!!

 

 

 
 
 
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The Other Art Fair. 2021 Art Fair by Saatchi Art.

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The Other Art Fair by Saatchi Art. “Dead Wood.” This is my impression after viewing the show assembled in Chicago in 2021. “Dead Wood” is a crowd of nice people, a bunch of images on the walls, and the overwhelming feeling of going through a furniture warehouse without the feelings the Great Art here and there is supposed to bring out. I found a trinket in the form of art books by Alexander, but not great images evoking any feeling in my heart.

There is no question I will forget them all once I walk out of this stable of ready and willing artists. SAD Feeling.

You may ask me what makes GREAT ART.

The answer is simple—the piece which sets your heart alive.

Years ago, I used to live in Prague. The beautiful city at the time under the communist regime, like most cities in Czechoslovakia, was a little bit drab and grey. However, I could easily spot the beautiful great historical buildings and history still present in and among them. Leaving the city, I was trying to take a little bit of the place’s charm with me, so I walked into a local gallery and bought a print showing the town. I found the same print two years later ln Poland, where I was trying to clean my apartment before moving to Rome. The print was so average that I forgot about it. 

A great piece of art has a distinctive personality. It stays with you, and you never forget about it.

My search for something beautiful in the overwhelming greyness of Czechoslovakia at the time brought out my dissatisfaction with myself for trying to find the “unique”. I was looking for uniqueness in a place it did not exist. I realized that I convinced myself to buy this piece because I was tired of my high aesthetic expectations and could not find anything, so I lowered my expectation to accept the artist and the art I bought.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It would help if you remembered that at the time, like in any other country under a communist regime, the art and the artists present on the market were allowed to exist under the government’s strict control. Art reflects the spirit. Somebody who is not free and accepts ideological control can not create great art. The “Freedom” I am talking about is not the word “free” used in the west. This word has a separate and quite deep meaning. It reflects the deepest beliefs, a combination of honor and patriotism, not the freedom to do silly things. For people who lost it or are on edge, it Is a serious word.

Many of us looking for great art are taking a similar approach.

We lower our expectations to accept

what is ready and available. With the visual onslaught, it is very difficult to find something in the crowd to our satisfaction; The traditional criteria are gone (can you imagine music played by a performer who doesn’t know the instruments)? It is accepted in visual arts (for example, art by Alex Katz), So we get accidental quality performed by unskilled people. If you have any doubts, go to the contemporary art section of any museum and compare the number of present viewers with its historical area.

So where is the GREAT contemporary ART? It would be best if you learned to recognize it using traditional tools of logic, common sense, quality, and great visual appeal. Look into your heart, not in the market values.

 

I did not visit the “Other Art Fair” in 2022.

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Congressman Massie Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation Act, H.R. 5874

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Finally, U.S. Inventors see a real attempt to right the wrong caused by the 2011 Leahy–Smith America Invents Act.

US SUPREME COURTAccording to the latest “findings’ by the U.S. Supreme Court, private property (patents) is not personal property but “GOVERNMENT FRANCHISE.”

 It means that your “fruits of labor” belong to the Government and the Government allows you to use them. Legally, you, the laborer (Inventor), are not a person in its rights but the “chattel” owned by the Government. 

Logically, In simple English translation, according to the Supreme Court, the laborer (Inventor) is a “SLAVE.”

You will not find a better description of the system we used to see behind the “IRON CURTAIN.”

COMMUNISM is the name of the system I know from my experience and forced to leave. Everything there was a “Government franchise” like the SUPREME interprets. Suppose we intend to limit beneficiaries of any economic system to just a few. Let’s name it Communist Party or Big Tech. The outcome is always the same. 

Astonishing is the fact that our right-leaning U.S. Supreme Court, in its relentless madness trying to serve the BIG TECH, comes to such a conclusion. The 2011 Leahy–Smith America Invents Act was a significant step in eliminating Inventor Rights. It follows a long list of similar actions, for example, where eBay can disregard other people’s property rights and use it at will. From invention ownership, it is just a tiny step for Supreme Court to take away your other private property rights. Civil forfeiture law is an example of our reality. It exists in direct defiance of the U.S. constitution. Supreme Court “legislating” from the bench puts itself in direct competition with U.S. congress, with no hesitation encroaching on Congress domain, without hesitation misinterpreting the statutes to apply its homegrown philosophy. Everything in the name of limiting the size of the Government (potentially acting in the name of constituents ) and allowing the big enterprise to exist with no competition. And this is the GOAL—unrestricted Domination. Today Russia or Google or Facebook, there is no difference in their ambitions. The only difference is their tools. 

Congressman Massie Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation Act, H.R. 5874, sponsored already by a number of legislators, brings back the patent laws for 200 years, making the U.S. patent law worldwide gold standard.

Signing 2011 AIAIn its current state, it is Not a Gold Standard anymore. The 2011 American Invent Act, among others introduced in our reality PTAB (known as Patent Death Squad), USPTO division examining issued patents and INVALIDATING 84% of them. The cost of legally defending a patent upfront of just this “tribunal” is estimated at $450,000 a pop, with unlimited challenges designed to finish off financially the patent holder.

Big tech with Deep Pockets doesn’t need any Patent protection relying on its Market domination. The current system allows them to squash easily any garage-based inventor and steals his invention. With unaffordable for Inventors/startups, legal costs involved, “Efficient Infringement” become standard practice.

In short, as of today is safer not to apply for a patent in the U.S. since this document is not giving you any real rights or protection. You are exposing yourself to financial ruin by publishing your work since every valuable invention will be successfully challenged by moneyed competition. There is simply no upside for the Inventor. Even if USPTO denies you a patent, 18 months from the application submission date, they still publish your work for the world to see and use. 

Do you want the U.S. to remain a hub of innovation? China is currently modifying its patent laws to match the model of the German law. They are already dominating in certain areas and competing with the U.S.; they use the PTAB fully to their advantage. Support H.R. 5874

Donate to U.S. inventor organization working on restoring U.S. patent laws.

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Warren Tuttle new book “Inventor confidential” – Inventors BEWARE!

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“Inventor confidential” by Warren Tuttle.
I recently received a new book to enlarge my understanding of the Intellectual property landscape in the U.S.
After reading and initially finding the book light and informative, I stumbled on a few sentences, suddenly changing my opinion about the book and its author.
I think one more of the long line of pretenders clinging to public support but representing the opposite interest. Trojan horses or wolf’s in sheep’s skin.
Idea theftAre you Inventor? Beware
After reading this book, I see two points bringing attention.

1) Inventor commission based on NET company profits?

2) Patent Assignment?    WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Both create a disadvantage for the Inventor.
The NET?
After subtracting all expenses, I would not be surprised that the Inventor owes money to the licensee.
The talk about “ethical corporations” is not worth the paper it is written on.
There is a paper with numbers, and God only knows what is behind all listed “expenses.”
2) The forced Assignment?
It shows the true face represented by the author corporations.
In short, the Inventor is losing their invention in exchange, not for payment but a promise.
“The Assignment” creates more problems than it solves. For example, as described in this book, the author suggest that the Inventor may take advantage of the assignee’s purchasing power by buying the product from the manufacturer.
Really? After the “Assignment,” Inventor cannot do that without licensing the patent from the new owner. All the possible venues to bring in additional licensees are gone.
In essence, the author is telling us that it is normal when you rent a house to expect the owner to sign the title of the house to the renter.

The author tells us that inventors normally expect to give up their ownership in exchange for a promise, not a payment. Of course, it appears “Lifetime Brands.” requests an “assignment.” every time from the vulnerable Inventor, but this is an expression of their arrogance and lack of consideration for The Inventor.
Even a quick internet search of the term “assignment.” results in the warnings that the Inventor may lose their rights to the invention forever.
Signing up for the “assignment” is not the most fantastic Advice!!
Also surprising is that so well-informed authors lack knowledge about The PTAB.

The official number of invalidated numbers revealed by PTAB (USPTO-Patent trial and Appeal board) during the 2019 USPTO Invention con is not 60% but 84%. Virtually any patent that proved valuable is revoked so the Big tech and Chinese corporations would not worry about competition in the U.S.

The talk about the author Warren Tuttle being outside counsel for a bunch of the corporations, unfortunately, after reading this book, appears to be just a smokescreen since there cannot be the slightest doubt about genuine interest behind it. The text in this book shows that he is not outside independent counsel, but the whole arrangement is to create an appearance… when he represents the corporation’s interest.
Wolf in sheep’s skin is probably the best description.
The book is well written and light, but I cannot recommend it or the author when it comes to the essence. The fact that he is involved in the United Inventors Association, sponsored by USPTO and financed by Google, is undoubtedly helpful for his business, but when it comes to Real Inventor’s representation? There are quite a few quasi-pro invention organizations in the U.S., for example, Electronic Frontier Foundation talking in derogatory terms about patents posing at the same time as fighting for your consumer rights, but this is a separate and quite extensive subject.

(PS The scale of the problem created by PTAB illustrates that one Chinese Corporation, Huawei used the PTAB over 700 times to invalidate United States Patent Office-issued patents.)

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Always traditional Highly Polished meaningless Religious ART

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The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, among others, shows some great religious art examples. You can spend hours and be always impressed by each next piece there. Simultaneously, looking for an example of great art in churches in the U.S., you see only an ersatz of art. Disappointment, to be exact. There is no original art. Pieces are ordered from a catalog. The art is not first-class; rather, it is no class following centuries-old recipes and without any live aesthetical impact. Frozen in the past and the fear of the creators of the subject. There is a lack of intellectual ability to develop new interpretations—the same disease as in contemporary art. Same time many US-based artists are taking on the subject. For example, I saw crosses painted by Roger Brown Chicago and quite a few samples created by other artists.
Located near Pittsburg, PA, every 2 years, St Vincent college organizes a “Religious Art Competition” started by now-deceased brother Nathan as his project to attract several artists. Since no art trying to be relevant can avoid the universal subject of human suffering, I was trying to capture some meaning in my work. And when I learned about an opportunity to show it and was faced with the task of packing and shipping instead, I jumped into my car and drove 550 miles overnight from Chicago to deliver my oversized piece. Of course, I enjoy such trips to see new places and people with the taste of an adventure.

I noticed this and a few other times that the choice of “wining” artworks were related not to the criteria like the ability to interpret the subject or even technical and artistical quality but, most of all, to the juror’s background and upbringing. Simply the personal preferences of a juror who preferred primitive art shunning other much better technically and artistically pieces, plus a case of a person who was brainwashed during her study to prefer nonrepresentational art.
Religious art is unavoidable about the subject, and an unarticulated piece of twisted metal that received one of the commendations was not expressing anything about the subject.
The juror felt under pressure to recognize what is currently in fashion—a piece of dead junk.
I appreciate people taking on religious subjects regardless of current trends.
They do it regardless of dead prospects, just because of the love of the subject.
But there is too much religious fear freezing artists’ hands to expect fresh new interpretations.
The artist’s educational, and cultural background is one more limiting factor pushing some of us to, for example, toward dark backgrounds.
In Chicago, you may see first (and online 2020 ) a small exhibition of religious art. The outcome of a Religious art competition 2020 organized by the “Catholic art Institute” https://www.catholicartinstitute.org/competition

A couple of submitted pieces showed a more free/ artistic approach to the subject but were not displayed on the website. What I regret is that we can not see all submitted artwork to see more diversity.
The final selection, in my eyes, is limited to traditional interpretation.
It is a pity that we see only a small fraction of the 400 pieces of submitted art.

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“Effects of marihuana use on ZEBRA pop up cards”

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This is a title I found in their blog – cutpopup.com
For a long time; I wished to have social media BIG disapproval button.
It is the first thought I have looking at their page.
Their “About” and “Contacts” info pages reveal the Great pretenders quickly behind.
Pretenders, because claiming that their work is the work of numerous designers, there are no names in sight, and quite monolithic design sets do not show individuality. Plus, 3 locations on three continents leave no doubt.
Big (Chinese) Money trying to cash out on a trend.
I was looking at their designs.
The overwhelming feeling I have looking at is sadness. Somehow in my mind, I see an image of countless Estate sales in the US populated by always the same unimpressive merchandise. Among them, these Popup cards that supposed to be cute, but where even the passing time did not reveal the familiar atmosphere of past time. Infinite sadness of lives that passed dressed in mass-produced things pretending to be highlights of their lives. There is nothing special. Not even the tiniest treasures bring joy to your heart. Instead, there is the grey feeling of a desert. Run-of-the-mill merchandise.
The biggest surprise awaits you when you check their blog and comments.
Of course, I am biased, expecting some extra effort from the designer, not this picture of neglect.
Checking their post:
“What is a popup card? All you need to know.”
In recent comments:
Clicking on one of them (Alanya Escort Bayan”)reveals some pornographic pictures of young women exposing themselves, advertising escort services in Turkey.
Another one leads to a website (In the Polish Language) with some statistical information about the United States.
The third one I checked with the enticing subtitle “effects of marihuana use on ZEBRA pop-up cards” leads you to a page with a surprise: ZEBRA.
Nobody cares. Nobody checks the comments.
The reviews you can find there….. each contains their advertisement.
The image here has a link to their website. cutpopup.com
Checking their return and refund policy brings up another surprise (or maybe not a surprise). I saw it already a couple of times with Chinese sellers on Amazon or elsewhere. There is a restocking fee of $10. So the postage cost plus the $10 “restocking Fee” makes you richer with one more experience. The return cost of the $12.50 item is more than the purchase cost, and since nobody checks such details the seller made sure that there are no returns ever.
My Advice? Stay away. there are enough nicer cards you can find elsewhere without the additional entertainment of dealing with their “Return or other Policies.”

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poplifecards.com or not every pop-up card is cute.

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A new website carrying pop-ups is showing on the horizon. After the quick inspection is clear to the viewer that there is no slightest effort to distinguish themselves from the competition. there is NO invention, No dedicated designer behind. Just repetition of medium quality designs so well known from offerings by other sellers. There is no way to distinguish their cards from any other Vietnam (Or China) importer. The generic website offers no info about the people behind it, but after a closer inspection is clear that this is the website of one of the Vietnam-based makers as it points to their pricing policy and the number of rather unimpressive designs. However, there is some extra effort since the manufacturer offers printed cards instead of single-color colored papers used by others. As a result, some of the cards are a little bit neater than the competition.

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Fresh Cut Paper? popup cards with no so fresh interpretation

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FreshCut Paper Dear Dahlia comes with its very own festive pink vase that allows it to sit on any flat surface. Our paper flower bouquets never wilt, never fade and never lose thier color. More than a greeting card, it's a keepsake for years to come for any recipient. There is a new website on the paper horizon. “FreshcutPaper”
On the first sigh, impressive, nice graphics and designs.
But after 3 seconds, there is also a reflection.
Looking at the subject of the designs, the viewer starts thinking.
I saw it already somewhere.
Of course, it’s the new trend of paper flowers we call among us the “Mee too movement.”
It has nothing to do with the well-known social movement against sexual abuse and sexual harassment.
It is about designers impressed by others who start the same subject.
This time I dare say they follow our Paperbee.net pop-up flowers.
ME too, I too, screams their web pages suddenly featuring a bunch of paper flowers.
I like the subject, and I can do it too.- screams the page.
Can you?
1) The designs are SO BIG. At least 24″(60cm) high. The size alone physically prevents any attempts to have them on display Longer. Small is beautiful. Not BIG.
Who is going to keep it on display, requiring so much space?
There is no certain intimacy we develop with small and beautiful.
2) Stylized Designs are well done, but… It is quite clear that the artist cannot bring his own interpretation of the subject, and that’s why he sticks to realistic renderings.
Lack of creativity and, in my opinion, understanding of the medium shows up when we look at the string of the designs. He is changing flowers but they look all the same. BORING in effect.
God-given spark is not present.

On the positive side. I can congratulate the designer that he is trying to bring his own voice to the growing paper flowers Field.

With so many web site pushing China/Vietnam-made and design pop-ups, his work is a welcomed addition.
Frankly, I am afraid after the initial push; he may not last very long. Small sizes and an interesting variety of interpretations are needed.

The cultural background (US raised) emphasizing repetition (not developing interesting variety) works against the designer. Of course, looking at his website, he totally disagrees with our assessment.

The image has the link to their website.

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Printed Matter Art Book Fair

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Over a year ago (2019) Prompted by my family’s desire to see the newest indie-independent art we went to Chicago’s “Printed Matter Book Fair”. After finding parking on Wabash Ave short stroll brought us to the Michigan location of this glorious event. Old buildings on Michigan Ave destinations by themselves showing to the visitor quite an interesting 19-century approach to architectural design. There is a certain charm preserved in the old interior decoration. A crowd of mostly young people filled the stairs and walkways on 3floors of the building.
Crowded Floors filled with exhibitors and viewers with little space in between on the first sight offered plenty of interesting things to see. But after a while searching for the new, beautiful, and unexpected there was a sort of disappointment. Clearly, we expected more. The first thing which struck my practical mind was a discovery that no independent bookseller present on these 3 floors was offering something I would purchase, read and cherish for at least for a while.

Books exist not only in their physical form but at least to me as the frame for an interesting message. The message was the ingredients missing. The main message emerging from seeing the fair was a message of the author’s loss and confusion. Focusing on form, printed pages without a clear intellectual path produced nothing memorable. Even a few pop-ups I saw, did not bring to me this kind of satisfaction or curiosity to prompt me to purchase one since they are bound to sit on the shelves forgotten because of the sin of not carrying a message.
Message It is the ingredient missing from contemporary US American art. That’s why Manga Books and similar foreign inventions dominate the U.S. market. They bring the message – excitement.
In a culture focused on the financial aspect, simple seeds of imagination and creativity have no chance to flourish. The young generation of makers is trying but since there were born and raised in this environment there are trying, but falling short.
Coming back to my family we came to the conclusion that our time could be better spent.
Unfortunately.
But I think we should keep watching. true art comes unexpectedly and in small portions.
This February 2021 Printed Matter will launch its first Virtual Art Book Fair (PMVABF)
https://pmvabf.org/

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Patent Office invalidate issued patents to satisfy the Big Tech drive to stiff competition.

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Can you imagine a situation where you invested your money and time, developed in a few years new product or technology? Applied for and received (after five years wait) USPTO patent. Started a company or licensed the idea. Then the PATENT issued by USPTO is invalidated by the same USPTO as “low quality,” “unenforceable,” or because of “Ineligible subject” or other similar sounding BS.

The same institution that Issued the PATENT, worked with you, collected from you patent fees, examination fees, renewal fees, and other FEES now decided to CANCEL your patent.

What did you do wrong? Were tricked into believing that the US constitution elevating patents as this Nation opportunity is enforced?

And there is a whole 84% chance that they will cancel your patent in every instance when your competition decides to raise their voice and pay the FEES to USPTO to invalidate your rights.

IF THE ISSUED PATENT IS “LOW QUALITY,” WHY DID YOU ISSUED THE LOW QUALITY IN FIRST PLACE!!!!

You feel betrayed. There is nowhere to turn since the courts play lengthy and costly games that very few people can afford. It comes to situations where you are barred from recovering your legal expenses (To discourage you from trying)
If you are looking for justice in higher places, Supreme Court only adds fuel to the fire damaging your livelihood by issuing consistently antipatent decisions further damaging private property rights (Patent Rights)
No wonder that Courts interpret garage Door opener as “Abstract IDEA” ineligible for a PATENT in the United States (eligible anywhere abroad)

Besides, Supreme Court issued a series of confusing guidelines rendering most patentable inventions as “PATENT INEGLELIBLE.” In doing so, they broke the laws encroaching the Statues making duties of US Congress.
New patent attorney learns the law, and there is the part he/she has to learn, which is not in the US laws but still. It is forced illegally on us by Supreme Court.
WHY the USPTO ISSUED YOUR PATENT to invalidate it few years and thousands in Fees later as “LOW QUALITY”?
Isn’t it a fraud?
Can we TRUST public Institutions?
The idea is simple. Passing the 2011 America invents act Congress of the United States decided to lower the patent protection to “SPURR INVENTIONS.
.”Under unrelenting pressure and a falsehood campaign, a story created by BIG TECH about “Patent Trolls.” described as a “Nonpracticing entity” demanding unjust licensing fees from Hardworking “Big tech” companies.

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Of course, If it comes to that, I would like not to pay any fees or taxes, etc. myself.
The only difference I do not have the means to find gullible lawmakers and influence not really wise Supreme Court judges.

Suddenly the owner of a legally issued Patent is described as a “Patent troll.”
Is it “Illegal”? Why do you issue PATENTS in the first place?
Everything is done to stiff startups and competition, satisfy the BIG TECH interest.

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Slow Down you creazy.

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Few of us ever noticed that time we measure in relative units. Of course, hours, days, etc but they have different measurements depends on the place we live. Traveling outside of the United States US tourists tend to do things most of the world looks at with AWE. 5 countries in 3 days. The whole of Italy in 30 minutes including the treasures of the Vatican. No wonder our nation is first in speed to the Moon. Leaving the confinements of US borders, we encounter a world so different than ours. We hardly notice the difference wrapped in our bubble. Unfortunately, it takes plenty of time to cool off and start appreciating things we can not see from the windows of our cars on US highways. So if you have an opportunity go out, stay down, and cool off. You may discover what life is actually about far away from the assembly line. Flowers that actually smells. Days and weather you enjoy and many other things you never dreamed about.

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