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Unlike the non-provisional application, a provisional patent application will not result in a patent being issued. Its purpose is to serve as a _______________. It gets the process “on record” so that a non-provisional application can be filed later to protect the same invention. Its importance lies in its speed and its ability to establish that the filer was first to this invention. (R)

Assume Maryanne wants to sell a car but does not want to give the buyer a warranty. Maryanne has disclaimed the warranty of merchantability if

Which of the following elements is necessary for a claimed invention to be patented? (R)

During a severe storm, a horse came onto a rancher’s property. The rancher discovered the horse the next morning, and saw a serious wound on one of its legs. The rancher paid a veterinarian to examine and treat the horse, and the rancher then provided the horse with food, and shelter. Two weeks later, the horse’s owner arrived at the rancher’s home and asked for the return of her horse. The rancher returned the horse to its owner, and asked the owner for reimbursement for the veterinary visit and for expenses incurred in feeding and sheltering the horse. The horse’s owner refused to pay. The rancher sued the horse’s owner for the costs of veterinary care, food and shelter. Is she likely to prevail?

What is the purpose of a liquidated damages clause? (R)

What was the outcome of the Zenger trial in 1734-35?

The presence of antibodies implies that T and B cells (lymphocyte) interactions occur in the periodontal tissues. 

Dental plaque has been proven an essential cause of common gingivitis and periodontitis

Ecological plaque hypothesis implies that

Periodontal pathogens cause periodontitis by evading host defence mechanisms