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David LaFontaine

Chicago
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Lead UX Designer; Author of Designing Data Visualizations; Google Analytics4 Fundamentals; @dave@newsie.social

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I'm a writer and multimedia content producer whose work has earned invitations to lecture all over the world, including a recent Fulbright Specialist program to train journalists, NGOs and pro-democracy groups in Ethiopia. My curiosity and willingness to use myself as a human lab rat to test the latest digital tools, have led me to acquire a wide range of New Media skills. I try to follow the old military maxim, "Never ask your troops to do anything you wouldn't be willing (and able) to do your…

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How Laziness (And "Quickie" Videos On YouTube) Sells Ferraris

How Laziness (And "Quickie" Videos On YouTube) Sells Ferraris

YouTube videos are not just stereotypical "cats dancing on the piano" -- one enterprising car dealer in Los A…

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Federal Court of Appeal revisits patent issues in NCS Multistage v. Kobold | JD Supra

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By David LaFontaine
| JD Supra
[co-author: Pasha Kulinich]* A recent ruling by the Federal Court of Appeal in NCS Multistage Inc. v. Kobold Corporation provides critical clarification on three key aspects of Canadian patent law: claim construction, obviousness-type double patenting, and the proper approach to awarding lump-sum costs. This decision offers important guidance on interpreting claim scope, assessing patentable distinctiveness under the first-to-file regime, and ensuring procedural fairness in cost awards.
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Federal Court of Appeal revisits patent issues in NCS Multistage v. Kobold

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By Robert McDonald, David LaFontaine, Pasha Kulinich
| canliiconnects.org
A recent ruling by the Federal Court of Appeal in NCS Multistage Inc. v. Kobold Corporation provides critical clarification on three key aspects of Canadian patent law: claim construction, obviousness-type double patenting, and the proper approach to awarding lump-sum costs. This decision offers important guidance on interpreting claim scope, assessing patentable distinctiveness under the first-to-file regime, and ensuring procedural fairness in cost awards.
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Schwarz methods with PMLs for Helmholtz problems: fast convergence at high frequency

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By Ivan G. Graham, David LaFontaine, Euan A. Spence, Shihua Gong
| arXiv
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