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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 10h

October 10, 2025

All of President Donald J.

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Ace King @jaceking.bsky.social · 11h

It's super cool how a simple request to update my email address has resulted in me being locked out of the USPTO Patent Center over a long weekend.

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Julie King @kingpatentlaw.com · 23h

The Petrifying Patent Peril of Weak Patent Claims, featuring the Ouija® board

If it's not in a claim, it's not truly protected! That’s why it’s of the utmost importance to have strong, well-written claims that properly cover everything you want to protect.

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The Petrifying Patent Peril of Weak Patent Claims, featuring the Ouija® board

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noyoucmon @noyoucmon.bsky.social · 21h

They’re in my neighborhood now, roughing people up and arresting them, including citizens.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 17h

What fucking country is this?!

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Ace King @jaceking.bsky.social · 1d

The Drive-In Never Dies!!! This is my local drive-in, and it's awesome.
#mutantfam @therealjoebob123.bsky.social @darcythemailgirl.bsky.social

Smile Politely @smilepolitely.com · 2d

You should visit Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in Theatre, one of the 400 remaining drive-in theaters, recently voted the top drive-in nationwide by Newsweek's Readers' Choice.

America’s best drive-in - Culture

When I was a teenager (not so long ago), my friends and I would meet at a suburban strip mall for a multi-plex movie followed by an outing at the Buffalo Wild Wings next door. ...

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Julie King @kingpatentlaw.com · 2d

Utility patents for how something works last for 20 years.
Unlike patents, trademark registrations can be renewed indefinitely and even, in a way, resurrected after accidental death. That’s why there are many talking boards for sale, but only one named Ouija.

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Patents Have to Die. Trademarks Don't. Featuring the Ouija® board

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Ace King @jaceking.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so very sorry. 😿💔

Ace King @jaceking.bsky.social · 1d

It's so hard to fathom how we went from a country proud of its fight against fascism to one that is just throwing all that away.

Ace King @jaceking.bsky.social · 1d

The woman presenting the CLE I'm watching is from a huge law firm and I suspect, based on my nearly 30 years in the law, that upon being hired by one of those you are required to undergo a personality, humor, and joy removal procedure.

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Ace King @jaceking.bsky.social · 2d

"Americam Grill" in the Midwest apparently means "we will even fry the avocados."

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Retroist @retroist.com · 2d

The classic jointed black cat Halloween decoration.

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Ace King @jaceking.bsky.social · 2d

That's an absolute bullshit headline. You should be ashamed of that. They are not protecting federal properties from protests. The protests are nonviolent, thus there is no need to protect anything from them. It's political intimidation to send the national guard, uninvited, from another state.

Ace King @jaceking.bsky.social · 2d

Very possible. Something cosmically wrong has happened for sure.

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Ace King @jaceking.bsky.social · 2d

Ummm... POTUS' advisors just openly said anti-fascists during the Weimar Republic were the bad guys?!?!?

The allied troops who fought in WWII sure as hell didn't fight so the US could embrace facism now.

My god. Make it stop.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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Ace King @jaceking.bsky.social · 2d

I need to know where this is from. I suspect east Tennessee

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Ace King @jaceking.bsky.social · 2d

Nooooooo 😂

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Ace King @jaceking.bsky.social · 2d

a black and white photo of a group of octopus laying on the ground .

Alt: a black and white photo of a group of octopus laying on the ground .

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Ace King @jaceking.bsky.social · 2d

I kind of want to have white and blue hair for real now

Julie King @kingpatentlaw.com · 3d

In the US, you have a one-year grace period from the date of your first public disclosure (selling, offering to sell, or publishing) to file your patent application. Missing that deadline means your potential patent rights become ghostly.

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The Petrifying Patent Peril of Public Disclosure, featuring the Ouija® board

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Ace King @jaceking.bsky.social · 2d

Illinois

Ace King @jaceking.bsky.social · 2d

I disavow anything after Jaws 2.

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Ace King @jaceking.bsky.social · 2d

He wants to, but they haven't yet. I would die defending the right to free speech. Many Americans have died or were wounded to protect it here and elsewhere for nearly 250 years. His comment dishonors and betrays their sacrifice.

I wonder if they'll try to have SCOTUS revisit the flag 🔥 issue.

scha·den·freu·de @blisterpearl.bsky.social · 2d

"We took the freedom of speech away." -DJT

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Ace King @jaceking.bsky.social · 2d

Like hell they did. I'll fight to the death for freedom of speech.

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Ace King @jaceking.bsky.social · 2d

I believe the First Amendment would like a word with that bill.

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Ace King @jaceking.bsky.social · 3d

I'll also go with Annihilation

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