Tuesday, December 15, 2020 In-person patent trials are a no-go in the Western hemisphere for at least several more months--other than exceptional cases of competitive harm The Western part of the world is in the situation in which it is these days--with renewed, hard lockdowns--because covidiots come in all shapes, forms, sizes, and colors. One of them will pay the price for his mendacity and irresponsibility in this context next month when he'll have to move out of a white building regardless of his achivements in several other areas, while some others wear black robes and regrettably can't be voted out no matter how much they'd deserve it.