EOC Week 4: Jeopardy Evaluation

Creating a Jeopardy game to review the definitions and key terms was an interesting way to study them. I found it very interesting and easier to remember. Pinto told us we were going to be playing these games in class but never said who’s game, which kept us on our toes making us study the definitions even more. The class participation was at it’s full potential making the game nerve racking and anxious to find the term. Some of the terms were easy some of the definitions were extremely hard, but creating the game and playing the game made it fun and didn’t feel so much like studying. I feel confident after playing the game with the class that I am fully prepared for the class mid-term, but that’s not going to stop me from studying more at home. I think this was a great way to implement the mid-term and the studying to go along with it. I love the fact that we are always on edge meaning we are never comfortable or given a definite answer. Pinto leaves the class guessing for next weeks lecture. He gave us the Jeopardy game as homework telling us we would be playing Jeopardy in class the next week, but never mentioning if it was his game, my game, or my classmates, so you wouldn’t know what to expect. Then of course playing the game in class he adds his own twists to the rules making it more competitive and making the teams in the class want to win even more. We went from half the class being teamed up against each other, to being split into teams of 5, then switching teams, and being paired up into teams of 3. So it really got us comfortable with our classmates and getting to know each other.

EOC Week 3: Jeopardy Questions

1. A patent search may be conducted after a patent has been issues for the purpose of discovering any fact that might be used to invalidate, and thus break, the patent.

 - What is validity search? 

 2. Under this doctrine, a later device or process may be held to not infringe the patent on an earlier invention, even though the patents claims fully cover the later device or process, if the structure, function, or result of the two inventions is substantially different.

 - What is a negative doctrine of equivalents? 

 3. When patents have claims that overlap each other in a manner that the invention claimed in one patent cannot be used or sold without infringing the claims of the other patent and vice versa.

 - What is a blocking patent?

EOC Week 2: Erin Brockovich

Erin Brockovich who had no education in the law did some deep investigating on PG & E for leaking toxic Chromium 6 into the ground water of the community Hinkley. They had been poisoning the small town for over 30 years. PG & E came up with plenty of offers to try to settle the lawsuit against them but Brockovich laughed at them and didn’t accept. "In 1996, as a result of the largest direct action lawsuit of its kind, spear-headed by Erin and Ed Masry, the utility giant was forced to pay out the largest toxic tort injury settlement in US history: $333 million in damages to more than 600 Hinkley residents." http://www.brockovich.com/mystory.html "The lawyers received forty percent, which was a little over $133 million. As in the film, attorney Ed Masry rewarded Erin Brockovich with a $2 million bonus." http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195685/faq I think it was quite intelligent how she used her sex appeal and street knowledge to help with leads on the case. It wasn’t about the money to her it was about helping the people who were sick and the children dying from that contaminated water. "Not all of the victims were happy with the amount of money that they were given. After being billed an extra $10 million for undetailed expenses and having to wait nearly six months after the $333 million had been deposited by PG&E, many of the victims were unhappy with the sum of money that they had been rewarded. The lawyers determined this sum confidentially by various factors, including the severity of their ailments. On average, this came to $300,000 per victim, as stated previously." http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195685/faq I believe the outcome for the people was a good turn out being that if it wasn’t for Brockovich investigating there may not have even been such a case like it was. I do agree with the Lawyer takes a chunk of the deal, but at the end of the day we all work to make money.

EOC Week 1: My Voice

I am an artist with an imagination ready to conquer all. Apparel manufacturing has been a lifelong dream that I have been chasing, and I feel as if I’m right on its tail. As a fashion professional I would like to one day create my own clothing line along with a boutique. Fashion to me is more than just clothes you place upon your back; it says something about your character. Fashion is the art in which you chose to present yourself to the world so why not make it charming. Ever since I was a child I’ve always had this passion to succeed one day in fashion. It’s not really about the materials you have but how you place them all together. I am now working on my bachelor’s degree in fashion design/retail management, as well as being a part time sales associate in a well known worldwide clothing brand. Not only am I gaining experience, but I am also absorbing great customer service skills and product knowledge. With this in mind I aspire to inspire and plan on not only conquering the fashion industry but also to lead by example and keep my artistic imagination in my clothes and allow it to shine on to everyone else.