The Pope, who earlier this week clarified his new stance on condom use, has a new book out called “Light of the World: The Pope, the Church and the Signs of the Times.” Not surprisingly, the book, ...

Before Moore, Linn, and Chen. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Where a claim term’s meaning is clear from the intrinsic evidence, no extrinsic evidence of special meaning is ...

Intrinsic motivation, described as a person's desire to complete activities for their own benefit, typically causes people to take action without external encouragement or influence. Thomas Malone, a ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated a final written decision of the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (Board) based on its finding that the Board erred in its ultimate claim construction ...

Words have no intrinsic meaning. That is to say that the words don’t have meaning in and of themselves. Words are symbols of thoughts. We attach thoughts to words. The degree to which those ...

Goals are galvanizing. Invigorating. Goals create a sense of purpose and meaning. As the steel magnate Andrew Carnegie once said, “If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, ...

Dr. Rettler is an assistant professor of Philosophy at the University of Wyoming. In this essay, I want to clarify and respond to a prevalent assertion regarding bitcoin — that “bitcoin has no ...