There is some debate over whether this qualifies as a blue-collar job. After all, ATCs usually earn more than $100,000 per year, work in an office-type surrounding, and supervise airline pilots, who themselves earn six-figure salaries.
Good news everyone! The Patent Office has granted a patent on a cure for cancer. Last December, the Patent Office issued Patent No. 8,609,158 on a âpotent drugâ that ârebukes cancer, cancer cells, and kills cancer.â According to the patent, this drug cures a litany of other maladies.
Two well-known patents are Magic: The Gathering. (U.S. Patent 5,662,332) and the patent on board printing mechanics used in Scrabble for scoring. [Updated: WoTC's patent is for several claims that describe the whole game of Magic: The Gathering]. Unlike trademarks or copyrights, patents DO have to be registered.wo well-known patents are Magic: The Gathering. (U.S. Patent 5,662,332) and the patent on board printing mechanics used in Scrabble for scoring. [Updated: WoTC's patent is for several claims that describe the whole game of Magic: The Gathering]. Unlike trademarks or copyrights, patents DO have to be registered.