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Search results for "US patent office revokes Nintendo's patent on summoning characters to make them battle"

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Bloggers stated on July 01, 2014 in blog posts:
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office "received zero complaints" about the Washington Redskins name.
By Katie Sanders• July 9, 2014
George Flinn stated on July 05, 2012 in in a campaign TV commercial.:
Says his "patents in ultrasound have revolutionized modern medicine."
By Bartholomew Sullivan• July 30, 2012
Snoop Dogg stated on June 15, 2020 in an Instagram post:
While in prison, boxer Jack Johnson invented and patented the first wrench, and white people insulted him by calling it a “monkey wrench.”
By Tom Kertscher• June 18, 2020
Rush Limbaugh stated on June 18, 2014 in a segment on "The Rush Limbaugh Show":
The decision to cancel the trademark of the Washington Redskins "is not the Patent and Trademark Office. This is Barack Obama."
By Katie Sanders• June 19, 2014
Doctors Without Borders stated on July 21, 2016 in a press release:
Trade deals threaten "India’s role as the pharmacy of the developing world" for new HIV medicines.
By Jon Greenberg• August 3, 2016
Facebook posts stated on April 20, 2020 in an image:
The Gates Foundation "has the patent for this coronavirus."
By Daniel Funke• April 23, 2020
Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2021 in a public Facebook group:
“The Spanish High Court has announced (COVID-19) is a bio weapon with a patent, not a virus.”
By Luiz Romero• November 5, 2021
Steve Adler stated on April 25, 2016 in speaking against Proposition 1 on Austin's May 7, 2016 ballot:
"Austin is number one in Texas in startups, venture capital and patents."
By W. Gardner Selby• May 13, 2016
Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Patent shows 5G towers are used for brainwashing.
By Maria Briceño• October 3, 2023
Facebook posts stated on January 22, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says a coronavirus patent expired just as there is a "sudden outbreak" and, despite "media fear-mongering," there is already a vaccine available.
By Tom Kertscher• January 23, 2020
John McCain stated on June 07, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
After J.D. Hayworth "was voted out of Congress, he became a registered lobbyist" who was "paid thousands by a Florida corporation to lobby the very committee he used to serve on."
By Louis Jacobson• June 15, 2010
Bloggers stated on March 14, 2022 in an article:
"Documents were published confirming Moderna created the COVID-19 Virus.”
By Jeff Cercone• March 24, 2022
Facebook posts stated on December 08, 2021 in a public Facebook group:
“Moderna patent uncovers horror nanocensor contained in bioweapon.”
By Luiz Romero• December 20, 2021
Jerome R. Corsi stated on April 28, 2020 in an article:
Says Dr. Anthony Fauci's name appears on "4 U.S. patents for a key glycoprotein” used to “create the current COVID-19 epidemic.”
By Daniel Funke• May 12, 2020
Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on October 07, 2024 in a post on X:
Patents dating back to the 1800s show that people can control the weather.
By Madison Czopek• October 10, 2024
Instagram posts stated on August 26, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Moderna’s lawsuits against Pfizer-BioNTech shows COVID-19 vaccines were in the works before the pandemic started.
By Sara Swann• August 30, 2022
Facebook posts stated on April 09, 2021 in Facebook post:
“This is all about a certificate of vaccination where they get you a national ID, and then the AI can track you.”
By Michael Majchrowicz• April 16, 2021
Facebook posts stated on December 08, 2019 in a Facebook post:
“Trump’s daughter works at the White House. Her husband works at the White House. Rudy’s son works at the White House. Barr’s son-in-law works at the White House. Barr’s daughter works at Treasury. Trump’s sons do foreign business. Trump’s daughter is getting Chinese patents and Saudi grants.”
By Bill McCarthy• February 11, 2020
Joe Biden stated on September 03, 2020 in a community meeting:
“A Black man invented the light bulb, not a white guy named Edison.”
By Eric Litke• September 4, 2020
Facebook posts stated on August 02, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
Says Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, George Soros and Jeffrey Epstein are connected with Moderna, Inc., and its efforts to create the coronavirus vaccine.
By Patrick Orsagos• August 13, 2020

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Updating the Obameter

By Martha M. Hamilton• November 16, 2011

Steve Adler correct about Austin’s No. 1 ranks, wrong about first tweet coming from Texas

By W. Gardner Selby• May 24, 2016

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