Articles by Alain
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What do you do if your boss expects too much while you strive for work-life balance?
True but few know how to set them without endangering work or sending the wrong message. Don’t ask for boundaries, explain why / where time is needed. Saying: “I signed up for the Chicago Marathon” helps an employer understand you will be busy. “My child needs help with school” or even “My therapist wants me to better manage my leisures.” There is a reason why you need a boundary, articulate it wisely. Saying “I need time” is rarely effective.
Activity
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🔹 Enhancing TRX Workouts: Key Findings from Recent Research 🔹 For fitness professionals and enthusiasts using TRX™ Suspension Training…
🔹 Enhancing TRX Workouts: Key Findings from Recent Research 🔹 For fitness professionals and enthusiasts using TRX™ Suspension Training…
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We often forget climate is incredibly complex - far from terraforming. Covid forced a global drop in CO2 emissions. Three years later we should see…
We often forget climate is incredibly complex - far from terraforming. Covid forced a global drop in CO2 emissions. Three years later we should see…
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Anyone who needs to feel great about humanity should read this beautiful discovery adventure. Saving millions of lives. Medical science is simply…
Anyone who needs to feel great about humanity should read this beautiful discovery adventure. Saving millions of lives. Medical science is simply…
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Licenses & Certifications
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7th Circuit Court of Appeals
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Mechanical Engineer
Ordre des Ingenieurs du Quebec
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Neutronics of PWR Reactors
CEA Saclay - France
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U.K. Solicitor
U.K. Law Society
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U.K. Trademark Attorney
Institute of Trademark Attorneys (ITMA)
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U.S. Attorney
Supreme Court of Illinois, USA
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U.S. Patent Attorney
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Publications
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The Attractor Series: Book 3 of 6
Book 3 of 6 of "The Attractor Series" - a six book Sci-Fi Series.
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Is the Supreme Court Ready to Destroy the Artworld?
The Trademark Lawyer
A new revision of the Transformative standard.
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The Attractor Series - Book 1: The Arrival
Self-published
The Attractor is a six book sci-fi series. A young orphan must save the Universe from itself.
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The Battle of the Condiments
The Trademark Lawyer Magazine
A fun piece of a case that turns south on a trademark owner.
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New Streaming Copyright Rules
Duane Morris LLP
Congress closes a loophole giving protection to a streamed copy over a transferred or broadcasted copy.
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The New Small Claims Copyright Court
Duane Morris Blog
Detailed description of the new Copyright Small Claims Court
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The New Gold Rush to the Trademark Office
International Trademark Magazibe
Foreign actors fraudulently secure YS Trademark to sell counterfeit on sites like Amazon.
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The Attractor
Austin Publishing
In 2072, a young girl is the only defense against a Universal phenomenon ready to end all life. A 1,800 page Sci-Fi story of beautiful complexity.
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The Attractor
Austin Publishing
Completed draft of “Sophie” - 1,800 pages long. Sci-Fi.
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The Slant Wins in Matal v. Tam
Vedder Price, P.C.
Article on Trademark grant of the mark THE SLANTS based on 1st Amendment Rights.
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Big Win for TRX In Patent and Trademark Infringement Case
Vedder Price, P.C.
Article on two wins for clients.
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Takeaway from VHT v. Zillow for Website Owners
Vedder Price, P.C.
Article on Insurance Notices and Tender of Coverage
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Joe Perillo Wins in Hotel Chicago Lawsuit
Chicago Sun Times
Article of win on Hotel Chicago
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The God Bias - Book 3 of the Sixth Attraction Series
Austin Publishing
Book Three of the Sixth Attraction Series
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President Signs Defend Trade Secret Act
Vedder Price, P.C.
New Federal Law article on Trade Secrets
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The Oldest - Book 2 of the Sixth Attraction Series
Austin Publishing
Book two of the Sixth Attraction Series
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B&B Hardware v. Hargis Article
Vedder Price, P.C.
Article on Res Judicata from Supreme Court
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The Firefly Effect - Book I of the Sixth Attraction Series
Austin Publishing
Science Fiction
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New Generic Top-Level Domains Present Both Opportunities and Threats
AIPLA / Vedder Price
Patents
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Local Area Network Certification System and Method
Issued US 8,132,245
The disclosure herein relates to an improved local area network certification system, apparatus, and method. More particularly, the disclosure relates to a certification-based system, apparatus, and method where a certification authority issues and manages a first certification and grants LAN Information Technology Executives and Network Administrators the capacity to request and store on a local gateway User-Specific, Permission-Coded Certificates to control the transfer of data within the LAN…
The disclosure herein relates to an improved local area network certification system, apparatus, and method. More particularly, the disclosure relates to a certification-based system, apparatus, and method where a certification authority issues and manages a first certification and grants LAN Information Technology Executives and Network Administrators the capacity to request and store on a local gateway User-Specific, Permission-Coded Certificates to control the transfer of data within the LAN and with external sources.
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Quantitative analysis of a biological sample of unknown quantity
Issued US 8,080,425
Disclosed is a method for testing a modified specimen such as a dried blood spot, plasma or serum specimen, for an analyte of interest, such as cholesterol. In accordance with the disclosed subject matter, the level of the analyte of interest in the medium from which the modified specimen was obtained (e.g., from a patient's blood) is determined based on the level of an analyte in a solution formed from the modified specimen and on the level of at least one normalizing analyte. The analyte and…
Disclosed is a method for testing a modified specimen such as a dried blood spot, plasma or serum specimen, for an analyte of interest, such as cholesterol. In accordance with the disclosed subject matter, the level of the analyte of interest in the medium from which the modified specimen was obtained (e.g., from a patient's blood) is determined based on the level of an analyte in a solution formed from the modified specimen and on the level of at least one normalizing analyte. The analyte and normalizing analyte each may be an ion, compound, biochemical entity, or property of the specimen. Also disclosed are a fluid collector and a fluid collection device.
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Cross-flow Thermal Management Device and method of manufacture thereof
Issued US 7,965,511
The present disclosure relates to heat transfer thermal management device utilizing varied methods of heat transfer to cool a heat generating component from a circuit assembly or any other embodiment where a heat generating component can be functionally and operatively coupled. In an embodiment, the vapor configuration is modified to include fins that define a cross-flow heat exchanger where the vapor from the vapor chamber serves as the fluid in the vertical cross-flow in the heat exchanger…
The present disclosure relates to heat transfer thermal management device utilizing varied methods of heat transfer to cool a heat generating component from a circuit assembly or any other embodiment where a heat generating component can be functionally and operatively coupled. In an embodiment, the vapor configuration is modified to include fins that define a cross-flow heat exchanger where the vapor from the vapor chamber serves as the fluid in the vertical cross-flow in the heat exchanger and natural or forced cooling air serves as the horizontal cross-flow for the heat exchanger.
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System, Report, and Method for Generating Natural Language News- Language Stories
Issued US 7,856,390
The present invention generally relates to a system, report, and method for automatically generating a series of natural language news-based stories to be presented via a digital interface or printed publication to a portfolio user. The disclosure relates to a filter for selection of a handful of relevant and desired financial instruments for a specific use. These financial instruments, based on different selections from a portfolio manager via a management tool, are then used to either produce…
The present invention generally relates to a system, report, and method for automatically generating a series of natural language news-based stories to be presented via a digital interface or printed publication to a portfolio user. The disclosure relates to a filter for selection of a handful of relevant and desired financial instruments for a specific use. These financial instruments, based on different selections from a portfolio manager via a management tool, are then used to either produce either a strategies page where a list of useful covered call trades and hedged trades are displayed in the form of a table or natural language news-based stories relating to a selected list of financial instruments found in a portfolio.
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Rugged, Polarized Connector and Adaptor
Issued US 7,736,196
This disclosure relates to a rugged, polarized connector or adaptor with interlocking end tabs and notches for polarizing a jack to a specific plug, and in one specific embodiment, a QMA-type RF connector where a rugged spanner nut and a rugged jack casing are used to reinforce the mating connector ends. The connector also includes tabs and mating notches on the spanner nut and the jack casing to polarize the connectors without creating a weakness in the rugged connection. A series of tab…
This disclosure relates to a rugged, polarized connector or adaptor with interlocking end tabs and notches for polarizing a jack to a specific plug, and in one specific embodiment, a QMA-type RF connector where a rugged spanner nut and a rugged jack casing are used to reinforce the mating connector ends. The connector also includes tabs and mating notches on the spanner nut and the jack casing to polarize the connectors without creating a weakness in the rugged connection. A series of tab orientations is illustrated, a method for grounding the spanner nut to the connector, and a method of using the rugged and polarized interface on any type of connector or as part of a connector adaptor or add-on.
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Neutraceutical with tart cherries and method of treatment therewith
Issued US 7,494,674
The present disclosure provides a nutraceutical for the use of a vacuolar flavonoid pigment from a natural source such as tart cherries as an additional compound as part of a mixture including at least an amino sugar, such as glucosamine, and a sulfated glycosaminoglycan, such as chondroitin sulfate. What is also contemplated is the use of the vacuolar flavonoid pigment in conjunction with other known joint regeneration nutraceuticals, including a mixture of glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate…
The present disclosure provides a nutraceutical for the use of a vacuolar flavonoid pigment from a natural source such as tart cherries as an additional compound as part of a mixture including at least an amino sugar, such as glucosamine, and a sulfated glycosaminoglycan, such as chondroitin sulfate. What is also contemplated is the use of the vacuolar flavonoid pigment in conjunction with other known joint regeneration nutraceuticals, including a mixture of glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, and MSM, and a method of treatment of osteoarthritis.
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Method of designating dating status
Issued US 7,255,277
This disclosure generally relates to a system and method for dating. More particularly, this disclosure is a dating system and method that limits the embarrassment of rejection and minimizes costs of implementation based on a market recognition of an external sign to be associated with a dating status such as a color-coded bracelet.
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Constant Temperature Circulator
Filed US 12/699,365
An constant temperature circulator for maintaining a liquid at a constant temperature including a housing that encapsulates a controller, a display, a heating element, a temperature sensor, and an electric motor having an impeller. The housing includes a first port and a second port that cooperatively define a chamber that encapsulates the impeller, an aperture and an opening, such that actuation of the impeller when the electric motor is activated by the controller moves the liquid from the…
An constant temperature circulator for maintaining a liquid at a constant temperature including a housing that encapsulates a controller, a display, a heating element, a temperature sensor, and an electric motor having an impeller. The housing includes a first port and a second port that cooperatively define a chamber that encapsulates the impeller, an aperture and an opening, such that actuation of the impeller when the electric motor is activated by the controller moves the liquid from the aperture, through the chamber and to the opening.
Honors & Awards
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2nd Place Finisher - CEO CHALLENGES TEAM
Race Across America (RAAM)
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Qualifier and Finisher
1/2 Ironman World Championships
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Gold Medalist, Triathlon
Outgames Federation
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Silver Medalist, Time Trial
Outgames Federation
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Abbott World Medal
Abbott Marathon
Medal given to runners of all six majors hosted by Abbott (Chicago, NYC, Boston, Tokyo, Berlin & London)
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Guinness Record: Suspension Training Class
Guinness World Records
Participate in Guinness Record in largest Suspension Training Class (Athens Greece - TRX and Afterlife)
Languages
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English
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French
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Italian
Limited working proficiency
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