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  1. Ackshually probably engineering MANAGER. There is a difference. That she's a degreed engineer probably helps.
  2. Ohhhh, that was your federal job. interdasting. Examiner? And yeah it is possible to continue to prosecute an application without an inventor's signature, but the more important issue really is the assignment. Without it, the inventor could potentially license all your competitors, immunizing them from suit.
  3. Who is that sniveling cunt?
  4. So, there seem to be rumors afoot that companies and entities engaged in "DEI" could face adverse action from the EEOC. As we should already know, proving employment discrimination is extraordinarily difficult. @safe sex Trump's EEOC admits that a) DEI has no definition and as such not illegal; and b) you still have to prove employment discrimination under the existing legal framework. https://www.eeoc.gov/wysk/what-you-should-know-about-dei-related-discrimination-work So, it will be interesting to see if the courts change the law to make proof of discrimination easier.
  5. The optics and the big picture for Whitmer are appalling. On a more micro or local level, I suspect she's trying to help (and secure the votes of) Michigan auto workers. And maybe thinks she can be a gauardrail that the cabinet and Congress have so far refused to be.
  6. That's just an example. The working conditions on assembly lines and hours are atrocious. And the management style, even for professionals like engineers and patent agents, makes Gunny Hartman look like a pussy.
  7. I have visited the Foxconn facility in Shenzhen, granted it's been 10-15 years. They were spraypainting computer chassis hanging from hooks in an open-air building with the windows and doors open. They might have had paper face masks. I have seen the nets on the dormitory buildings. It's bad.
  8. Well, I think it's accurate that the fear that Trump generates stems from two things: 1) his ability to deliver "the base;" and 2) more recently, his threats/ability to financially oppose through Musk and the funding apparatus. But 1) has been kind of hit and miss; a lot of Trump candidates have failed miserably even in red districts, but 2) remains a problem for those who buck the orange God. I am fairly stunned, though, by the law firms' anticipatory capitulation to something that is so clearly unlawful. As shocking as Trump's 2024 victory was, it was relatively narrow and likely based on "the economy stupid." So, I think it may be easily squandered.
  9. It depends on the state. Patent ownership is a matter of state law. The first place to find an obligation to assign is any employment agreement, but it's shocking how many technical employers omit that from their employment agreements. If there isn't such a clause in the employment contract, it's unclear. The state law where you worked or that purports to control the employment agreement might supply the answer. A very few states have a statute that controls. California has one, but it doesn't much clarify the situation. https://california.public.law/codes/ca_lab_code_section_2870 I have seen and participated in a few cases trying to force inventors to sign declarations and assignments. In the usual case, the obstreperous inventor finds the lawsuit unworthy of the cost of defense and the former employer can be persuaded that five figures or so directed to the inventor can be more worthwhile than directed to attorneys fees. As a point of information, though. If you are an inventor that has not assigned to your former employer, you are a co-owner of the patent and can license it to your employer's competitors freely without owing compensation. So it'a a potentially nasty situation for your former employer.
  10. I think more than being unafraid of consequences, he's too stupid and self-obsessed to foresee consequences. Also, that bit that bolverk posted about him controlling the media, but not wholly the public, may be spot on.
  11. This is where the rubber might actually hit the road. Trump for now controls the GOP funding apparatus and had guys like Musk and Thiel that can threaten to money-whip a primary opponent. But if others pull their contributions from the GOP apparatus, and redirect funds, they can counter that and Trump's stranglehold on the GOP may slip a bit, or even a lot.
  12. That whole Appointments Clause and who is an "officer of the United States" can be pesky as fuck with new agencies. I think he's clearly wieliding the authority of an officer of the United States, without benefit of appointment on advice and consent of the Senate.
  13. Also, isn't the meme and memecoin pronounced doggy? Shouldn't we give it the full measure of stupidity by pronouncing it doggy instead of an Italian word for duke?
  14. Why does this British, homosexual college dropout continue to have sway over the right wing? So bizarre.
  15. He does not manufacture or sell internets. Yet. Not unless he's dead or cannot be found after diligent search. And, I guess I should say, there's no criminal penalty for falsely or inaccurately signing a patent declaration, as a practical matter, despite the 18 USC 1001 language. It's serious enough that the employer might sue to compel signature if the patent is important.
  16. The latter is true, if the employment agreement doesn't specify that you must do it for free. And you really should review the application before signing. It has the potential to invalidate the patent if you didn't. There is no real penalty to you for refusing to sign a declaration, or for "falsely" signing one, although here is the operative language: The above-identified application was made or authorized to be made by me. I believe that I am the original inventor or an original joint inventor of a claimed invention in the application. I hereby acknowledge that any willful false statement made in this declaration is punishable under 18 U.S.C. 1001 by fine or imprisonment of not more than five (5) years, or both.
  17. Also, to let you know what you're signing. It's really two documents or a single document that serves two functions. The Declaration is where you swear that you are actually an inventor and is required by the Patent Office for fairly obvious reasons. The Assignment is a contract by which you assign your rights in the invention to the employer. So, you are probably obligated by your employment agreement to assign, but you may also be due compensation. The Declaration is a factual thing, you either are or are not an inventor and you can't be compelled to sign it if you really aren't an inventor or question that. You are supposed to name all of the inventors upon filing an application, and it's a bit of a pain in the ass to change it, so refusing to sign that would be a pain in the ass, but don't if you don't think you're an inventor.
  18. Pretty standard stuff. Most employment agreements require assignment of inventions made on the job and can even effectively do so before an invention is made. That is "i hereby covenant and agree to assign and hereby do assign, any inventions or works of authorship made by me during my employment." In the absence of a similar provision, state law can be kind of blurry as to what rights employers have to the inventions of their employees. Some make it explicit, some like Texas have the" shop right," a perpetually free license to use your invention, at least internally maybe more. Probably not worth consulting an attorney unless you think you didn't invent in the course of employment. And given the low number of patents that ever generate cash revenue or royalties, you're probably not giving up much.
  19. Reap, you motherfuckers, reap.
  20. You fucking guy.
  21. Pretty sure he's Church of Christ. Gotta watch out for the Christers./Molly Ivins
  22. Not the system per se, but definitely some of the actors.
  23. Gives him carte-blanche to reduce revenue by tax cuts while ignoring spending, other than the performative nibbling that DOGE is doing.
  24. Sure were a lot of non-Memorial people in the tent or otherwise close enough to witness things.
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