Ip Lawyer Mugs

Intellectual property. Luckless Roman inventor who forgets to patent his creations is fed to the lions with the words 'Time to try out my lion repellent invention'

"What's a patent?"

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

The Circular Logic of Fascism

"You're a genius, Shaw. This is an idea whose copyright has expired."

Sue the Author 3PM

Patent Attorney (invisible man)

"Of course, if they ever start to suspect all their TVs are watching them back, we may have problems."

Is plagiarism the same as value adding?

"I lost some intellectual property here last night. Anybody remember what the hell I was talking about?"

"Plagiarist!"

"'C' is for free CONTENT!"

Intellectual Property

'Your honor, if I may digress for a moment, who does your hair?'

'I'm afraid this new self you reinvented has already been patented.'

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

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

'I gotta admit - this 'jury by my peers' idea of yours is looking pretty good.'

'Might I caution you on suing the defendant for damages...such action is fraught with difficulty, given your 'hand-me-down' status in his family!!'

The Economy of Ideas

'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.'

'It's okay, they're with me.'

Copyrighted Ideas

Copyright and copyleft

Jaws 3 - The Litigation

The annual running of the lawyers.

'Must you be so judgemental?'

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N. The alphabet invention is great. We should copyright it!

"These days, everyone is lawyering up."

"You asked to see me, boss?" "Yes, Rudy. We have a serious problem here." "I'm going to need you to stop humming the 'Star Wars' theme 24/7." "Disney is notoriously litigious. If they catch wind that you're publicly performing the theme, they may sue the cafe for royalties." "Daaaa... daaaa... duh-duh-duh daaaaaaa... daaaa... duh-duh-duh... wait, what?" "If you cost me my livelihood, I'll do to you what Han did to that Tauntaun."

The council wanted us to have a Healthy Lifestyle Monitor

Patents office

With Liberty handcuffed,,the thought police pursue happiness,

"They're talking about birdhouses again. Time to send them birdhouse ads."