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Re:A Decade of Slug by kzrdude on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @06:30PM (#47419243)
How did you get that diploma/plaque, is that something every patent author will have?
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Re:A Decade of Slug by shrubble on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @08:22PM (#47420191)
You can buy them from various manufacturers that make them; you often get unsolicited mail from them as your name and address is on the patent filings.
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Re:A Decade of Slug by elengyel on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @08:34PM (#47420274)
The plaque was a personal order from one of the many companies that make them. What you actually get from the USPTO looks like this: https://x.com/EricLengyel/status/1159917092331642880/photo/1
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