Insolvency Lawyer Gifts

One tramp to another: "You can tell the insolvency lawyers a mile off these days."

"No, I didn't steal your content. I just have your content's doppleganger."

"What's a patent?"

Patent Attorney (invisible man)

"Ahh... don't you just LOVE that new, re-organized-under-bankruptcy-protection smell?"

'Our company has hit an iceberg and is sinking fast. Of course, it's all very symbolic.'

Intellectual Property

'Everyone's using your theorem, Pythagoras. I told you you should have patented it.'

Joint Ventures!

'We don't know what the final result will look like, but the movie rights have already been optioned.'

'Our company has hit an icebery and is sinking fast. Of course, it's all very symbolic.'

Attorney At Law: Today's special - Bankruptcy and Divorce. Two for the price of one.

'It's not the same. I was caught stealing office supplies. You, on the other hand, got caught stealing ideas.'

'They never let you forget that your intellectual property belongs to them.'

Copyrighted Ideas

Copyright and copyleft

'How dare you accuse me of sinking this company?'

Patents office

ACME INDUSTRIES NEW PRODUCTS DIVISION, 'The best part is, it can repossess itself!'

Your start-up team

"Can I dress business casual even though I lost our business?"

"Bless me father for I have allegedly sinned."

'Let me tell you why I'm here...'

'It was owned by a little old lady. Legally, that's all I can say. She still owns the intellectual property rights to her story.'

'Are you sure this isn't the point in which we should stop following the invisible hand of the marketplace?'

'I invented the wheel, and to protect it, I invented the club.'

"I'm so old, I've entered public domain."

"I'm not taking any chances."

'As your friend, I'd advise you to leave the country. As your accountant, I advise you to file for bankruptcy.'

Easy Budget Terms Are Not That Easy.

'Of course, now that we have turf, we'll need someone to protect it.'

"After the crash I wanted to shoot myself... but I could not afford the bullet."

'We may be bankrupt, but we're not broke.'