[Q]: M: I am glad you asked that. Actually when an inventor has a patent, it's enforceable by the laws in the country where the inventor developed the invention. If anyone makes and sells the product then the inventor can take them to civil court. W: What can the inventor expect to receive if he sues and wins? M: Well, there are different things the court could do, but there's no guarantee. There's a good chance the court could award him compensation and orders to stop the manufacture and sale of goods. It may well be that the goods would be ordered to be destroyed. W: Can the other person being sued do anything to help themselves? M: That's the beauty of the whole thing. Ignorance of the law doesn't count, I'm afraid. However, the other person can counter-sue pretending that they were actually the original inventor. W: You said the inventor is protected by the laws of the country. Is everything equal? Do all countries have the same law? M: No, they're not all equal. You're right. It's only in theory. It is being worked on. The World Trade Organization has developed an agreement, Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, which makes sure that the patent is valid for 20 years. W: That doesn't make sense. Twenty years is a long time. M: Actually, it does. It's believed that inventors make and sell goods faster after they register the patent because there's a 20-year limitation on the patent. On the other hand, other inventors can use the information the inventor disclosed when the product was registered. Giving the information is all part of the deal. W: Cool. What was said before this conversation?
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[A]: W: I don't understand how the inventor earns money from the invention. After all, anyone can copy and sell it. Really, what is a patent? A piece of paper? A philosophy? You can't see it.
input: Please answer the following: W: After two sleepless nights, I'm finally through with it. What was said before this conversation?
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output: M: How are you getting on with your essay, Mary? I'm having areal hard time with mine.
Please answer this: M: Oh. I'm sorry. Didn't you say 1323 Willson? W: No, 3023. It's OK though. You don't have to take me there, I can walk from here. M: Why don't I just make a U turn at the corner? W: Well, you shouldn't make a U turn there. It's the one-way, street. See the sign up the head? M: Well, maybe if I turn left here I can comedown the next street, W: You can't do that either during the rush hour. Really though, don't go to any trouble. Sometimes one can wait 30 minutes for a taxi. So I'm happy to get this close, M: Thirty minutes! I've been riding around all day looking for passengers. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: W: Excuse me. but I think you made a wrong turn. You are supposed to turn left on Rosen Boulevard.
Problem: W: Not particularly. I was rather disappointed. I'd expected it to be much more exciting. What was said before this conversation?

A: M: Did you like the film?
Problem: Given the question: F: Go ahead. What was said before this conversation?
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M: It's so hot here. Do you mind my opening the door?
Problem: Woman: Well, I'm okay, but Brandon isn't doing so well. Man: What do you mean? Woman: Well ..... I don't ... I don't know. It's kind of a strange situation. He was dating this girl ... you know Alex? He was dating her and then he ended up breaking up with her because she was using drugs, and ... Man: Oh, wow. Well, that was a good thing, right? Woman: Well, yeah, that was, but now she's really angry with him, and he's having all kinds of problems with her, like last week, she punched him in the face and in the groin at school. Right in front of everyone. Man: Oh, man! So, what did he do about it? Woman: Well, um ... she told him that if he said anything to a teacher, to the principal or anyone, she would get her friends to beat him up after school. Man: Man. This sounds really bad. I mean, you often think of men becoming aggressive toward women, but I guess it can go the other way. Woman: Yeah, yeah. You don't really think of this, but it happens, so um ... Man: So, what are you going to do about it? Woman: Well, first, Brandon said that, um, he was just going to let it go, but you know, he didn't want to cause any more problems ... Man: Yeah, I can see that. Woman: Then he decided that if she was doing that to do that to him and get away with it, she'd just do it to the next guy, so he went to the principal and the school police officer and reported everything, and now they're going to press assault charges against her. Man: So, isn't he worried about what her friends are going to do to him? Woman: Yeah, but he thinks that the other people in her group were just going along with her. [ Yeah. ] You know, I don't know. We'll see. They're probably frightened of what she might do to them. You know, she'll probably get suspended and have to go to court, but I don't know. He's kind of worried about some backlash. Man: I mean, people have to realize that you can't inflict violence on others, you know, in any type of relationship or friendship. Woman: Yeah, that's right. Anyway, I guess ... I got to... What was said before this conversation?

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Man: Hey. How are you doing these days?