This went abandoned several years ago (failure to properly respond to a Final Office Action). If only God used his infinite powers to make persuasive arguments.

Frankly, I'm dissapointed that the PTO took his money. He clearly needs psychological help, and even small entity fees add up.

I am not sure this list is real. I couldn't find anything on NASA's website about it, and the Science and Entertainment Exchange say they were not involved: http://blog.scienceandentertainmentexchange.org/2011/01/note-to-our-web-visitors-london-sunday.html

They must be suing for past damages, as unless there is some adjustment/extension for delays at the PTO, that patent is now expired.

Don't know why the Discovery article links to the published application, but here is a link to the actual issued patent: 7,631,404

http://www.copyright.gov/1201/

There is a more important mystery here than whether Newton actually saw an apple fall. Please see this illustration in Stukeley's memoir.

The caption explains what I am seeing: "Newton’s face is shown in profile, in the style of a medallion and supported by a multi-breasted female figure."

The caption does not explain why I am seeing it.

Invitations to and thank you cards from my wedding exceeds 200. That isn't even counting the stamps on the RSVP envelopes.

According to a reliable source, a lack of REM sleep in a group of people will cause them to go crazy and start murdering each other...

They protect the ornamental apperance of the device, and basically are a little bit more formal than trademark/trade dress. They are specifically precluded from protecting any functional or inventive aspect. Basically there's no story here.