The Supreme Court first upheld a software patent in 1981, involving software controlling a process for curing rubber, and since then patents have become a vital bulwark protecting the assets of big companies like IBM and Microsoft.

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But Democrats offset these gains by controlling the redistricting process in Illinois and Maryland and, by gaming supposedly nonpartisan redistricting commissions in California and Arizona.

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The details of the process used to create NanOss are currently a commercial secret (they involve dissolving together the right proportions of calcium, phosphate and hydroxide ions, while precisely controlling the acidity, temperature and timing of the process).

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Rather than develop its own drugs, GlycoFi has come up with a process that can make better drugs more efficiently by controlling the sugar structure around proteins in drugs.

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The deal is expected to be completed in a few weeks after a due diligence process and the website will purchase a 51% controlling stake, while also having the option to buy the club outright in the future.

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This process begins with a desire to change behavior and embrace willpower as a method of controlling your finances, as recent research suggests that this has genuine scientific merit as a self-improvement tool.

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