–Tokujin Matsudaira, Kanagawa University, Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is reportedly going to dissolve the House of Representatives (Shugiin), the lower house of the Japanese Diet, for a snap general election. [1] The ruling coalition closed the Diet this June amid an outburst of scandals surro
Okay, I admit it – in my youth, I spent more than my fair share of time playing video games, either at home or in arcades with friends. I will also neither confirm nor deny that I enjoy playing far more sophisticated ones with my kids nowadays. The evolution of computer software over my lifetime
William Faulkner is one of the best writers America has ever produced, with a distinctive voice and a relentless intelligence that earned him a Nobel Prize in literature at age 52—not to mention two Pulitzer prizes, two National Book Awards, and the undying love of many readers. He’s one of tho
Hemingway had his Moleskine notebooks, Kafka his “Blue Octavos.” Wordsworth had his “Lakes” Notebook, and Virginia Woolf her journals. But why bother to keep notebooks in a digital age? __________________________________ Some fortunate writers possess steel-trap memories and rarely need to j
These five-star bodyweight exercises you can do at home don't require any equipment—all you'll need is some space, your body, gravity, and a little motivation. via Self https://www.self.com
Nearly everyone in the IP community is talking about the hilarious viral Velcro music video released last week. Hat tip to Patently-O, Martha, and Brett. The “behind the scenes” video is here. We’ve spoken before about nervous trademark types, behind the scenes doing their level best, and tak
The Swiss watchmaker Swatch’s effort to acquire the trademark for “SWATCH ONE MORE THING” has run in to opposition from Apple, which argues the phrase ‘one more thing’ is closely associated with the software giant’s founder Steve Jobs. During Apple press events, Jobs was known to precede
Ticketmaster v Prestige Entertainment, et. al., CD Cal, complaint filed yesterday: Ticketmaster sells tickets online using its website and mobile apps. Its terms of use prohibits bots (software scripts designed to run tasks ‘at a far higher rate than would be possible for a human alone.’ It uses
The above advertising billboard is plastered all over the Twin Cities at the moment, and it got me thinking, so here I am, once again, writing about Coke Zero, remember this can? Coke obtained a favorable decision from the TTAB early last year, ruling that ZERO is not generic for a soft drink catego