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Name: David McClaughry

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Bio: David McClaughry was one of a three-member panel presenting The IP Audit: An Intellectual Property Audit of Music Products and Services at the 2009 South By Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas.

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Musical Instrument Patent Of The Week

Musical Instrument Patent Of The Week

By David McClaughry • on February 5, 2010

Week of January 18, 2010 United States Patent No: 7,649,131 

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Musical Instrument Patent Of The Week

Musical Instrument Patent Of The Week

By David McClaughry • on January 25, 2010

Week of January 11, 2010 United States Patent No: D607,920  Title:

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Musical Instrument Patent Of The Week

Musical Instrument Patent Of The Week

By David McClaughry • on January 13, 2010

Week of January 4, 2010 United States Patent No: US

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Improper Revival of Patent That Expired for Non-Payment of Maintenance Fees Is Not a Defense to Patent Infringement, But It Could Be Inequitable Conduct

Improper Revival of Patent That Expired for Non-Payment of Maintenance Fees Is Not a Defense to Patent Infringement, But It Could Be Inequitable Conduct

By David McClaughry • on October 12, 2009

Improper revival of a patent that expired for non-payment of maintenance fees can be raised as inequitable conduct, but not as grounds for invalidity. In 

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Musical Instrument Patent Of The Week: 24-Aug-09

Musical Instrument Patent Of The Week: 24-Aug-09

By David McClaughry • on August 31, 2009

United States Patent             Patent No.:                 

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Musical Instrument Patent Of The Week: 17-Aug-09

Musical Instrument Patent Of The Week: 17-Aug-09

By David McClaughry • on August 29, 2009

United States Patent             Patent No.:                    US

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Musical Instrument Patent Of The Week: 10-Aug-09

Musical Instrument Patent Of The Week: 10-Aug-09

By David McClaughry • on August 27, 2009

United States Patent             Patent No.:                     

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Musical Instrument Patent Of The Week – August 3, 2009

Musical Instrument Patent Of The Week for August 3, 2009   United States Patent D597,588 Cody August

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Musical Innovator Les Paul Dies

Lester William Polfuss known to most of us as Les Paul passed away on August 13, 2009 at the age of 94.  Les Paul was not only a world-class guitarist, but was widely acknowledged for his developments

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Musical Instrument Patent Of The Week For July 27, 2009

United States Patent 7,566,827 Mazur,

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