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reasonable-apprehension test

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A quick definition of reasonable-apprehension test:

The reasonable-apprehension test is a way for judges to decide if there is a real problem between someone who owns a patent and someone who might be breaking the rules of that patent. There are two parts to the test: first, the person who owns the patent has to say or do something that makes the other person think they might get in trouble for breaking the rules. Second, the other person has to be doing something that could be breaking the rules or getting ready to break the rules. If either of these things is not clear, the judge won't listen to the complaint.

A more thorough explanation:

The reasonable-apprehension test is a legal analysis used to determine if there is a justifiable dispute between a patent holder and someone accused of infringing on their patent. The test has two parts:

  1. The patent holder must make it clear that they intend to sue for infringement.
  2. The accused party must be engaged in an activity that could be considered infringement or be preparing to engage in such activity.

If either of these elements is uncertain or not yet happening, the court will not consider the complaint.

Imagine that a company holds a patent for a new type of phone case. If they send a letter to another company that makes phone cases, threatening to sue for infringement, that would satisfy the first element of the reasonable-apprehension test. If the other company is already making phone cases that are similar to the patented design, or if they are actively working on developing such a case, that would satisfy the second element. In this case, there would be a justifiable dispute between the two companies.

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WorthlessAttractiveZombie
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9:35
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WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:38
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soapy
9:43
USC still has not looked at my app
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:43
when did you submit soapy?
soapy
9:44
10/16
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:44
to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review
soapy
9:44
Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:45
I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows
I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw
soapy
9:46
But do people get in without addresses going long?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with
soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
Mich overrated (Dean Z please let me in even tho i didnt apply and I am below both 25ths)
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:01
The "date changes" at Michigan really don't mean anything. We had to do them in undergrad admissions whenever a Georgia applicant picked the country instead of the state, because we'd have to remove the TOEFL requirement and reassign the application from the international application readers.
soapy
10:06
Classy, does that mean they may look at your application, and that look doesn't necessarily trigger any date change?
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10:06
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1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
Walkin to the bus
1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
What a good day to get into law school
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:11
@soapy: I don't know for sure about the law school. For undergrad, once the application is complete, it's assigned to a reader the following Monday. If we had to make any changes, it's because a reader saw something that needed to be changed and the application needed to be re-read after that change.
soapy
10:12
Ahh, got it. Thank you for the insight!
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:14
You're welcome. FWIW, I have no idea what's up with the address changes. We didn't have to do any of that, except for the Georgia state vs country kinds of things.
soapy
10:15
I've heard it theorized that some schools will change the address from "St." --> "Street" as they prepare to send out admissions packets. That's the rumor, anyways.
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