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as in copyrights
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as in grants
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Recent Examples of patents
For example, if prior art reveals that a new combination therapy improves treatment outcomes, officials may deem subsequent patents using the same drug cocktail as obvious and refuse to grant or enforce the patent.
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Lucy Xiaolu Wang, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
Lucy Xiaolu Wang, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patents
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The emergency request comes after a federal appeals court ruled in September that Shira Perlmutter, the register of copyrights, could not be dismissed unilaterally because her position is part of the Library of Congress.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The entertainment industry has expressed rising concerns over harmful AI use infringing on artist copyrights during the AI boom.—
Jaures Yip,
CNBC,
16 Oct. 2025
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The region’s Head Start sites incur costs on their own but are reimbursed on a monthly basis through federal grants.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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Dougherty is a senior research administrator at Virginia Commonwealth University who manages NIH and NSF grants, according to the Virginia Mercury.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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On Monday, the jury found that Nicklaus Companies—which owns trademarks connected to licensing, golf course design, and several brands, including Golden Bear™ and Jack Nicklaus™—defamed him.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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The court also affirmed that Nicklaus Companies may continue using its existing trademarks, including the Golden Bear logo, but without exclusive rights to Nicklaus’s personal identity.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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However, that effort has been challenged in court on the grounds that the state mandates infringe on local government prerogatives.—
Stefan Chavez-Norgaard,
The Conversation,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Court’s ruling, expected by year’s end, will either restore Congress’s trade prerogatives, or confirm that the president’s emergency powers can reach deep into the heart of global commerce.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Patents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patents. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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