The prior art here includes: (a) a trading card with a picture of Marilyn Monroe and a diamond attached to the card ("Monroe"); (b) a piece of a sheet purportedly slept on by one of the Beatles attached to a copy of a letter on Whittier Hotel stationery declaring authenticity ("Whittier"); (c) a piece of fabric purportedly belonging to a Capuchin Friar named Stephen Eckert attached to paper stock including a picture of the friar ("Eckert");… [read post]

  Exemplary claim 1 reads:A memorabilia card comprising a substrate in the form of a card and having an image surface,the image surface including a background image and a foreground image, and wherein the foregoing image is of a famous figure,a piece of a memorabilia item being adhered to the card adjacent to where an image of the actual item normally would appear, and the card including a certificate attesting to the authenticity of the item.On summary judgment, the district court held that… [read post]

It noted that here, unlike in Eckert Fire Protection, where the employer considered job applications to be current for 30 days, there was no showing that the Respondent had any such "freshness" policy. [read post]