Patent Enthusiast Gifts

"I invent things to complain about."

"Well, if you really can prove that you invented the wheel, you'll be due an awful lot of backdated royalty payments!"

Patent attorney tries a murder case': "You say footprints from a fleetline running shoe (pat. pending) were found outside the wetha-gard window (pat. no B14-300-T92)..."

"So you've seen my double-lingerie invention? Does it get approval of the patent office?"

'The wheel was great, but what have you done for me lately?'

'Let's not go by the book.'

"What's a patent?"

'I told you it would be useful.'

'It's not easy being ahead of your time.'

'Smith, we need more creativity. You have to learn to think outside the box.'

'Some of those youngsters have come up with a terrific new idea - feathers.'

What can I do? He says it's his thinking cap.

Ascent of Machine.

'Can our software do that?'

"Think outside the box but never forget who owns the box."

Eureka!

'I want you to paddle against the current.'

'We need to change our luck. Let's move our headquarters to Redmond, the home of Microsoft.'

Satya Nutella

"Is it just a scary coincidence that the words 'changes' and 'unknown' both have 7 letters?"

Creative department

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

A business that thinks alike...sinks alike.

Early cyborg.

Another Turning Point in the Industrial Revolution. Ford Motor Co. On second thought, let's put the cars on the conveyor belt.

Bernstein's got himself a driverless club

"It's o.k., come on out."

"What if, instead of the safe being filled with rawhide, it's filled with catnip and mice!" "No one will buy it." "Drugs and rodents? Who's our demographic?" "The Simpsons already did that."

'I solved the problem of dead zones on my cell phone with a personal satellite,'

"By the end of next week, these fads such as social media, automobiles and making fire will all be over."

'This will be great for chase scenes.'

"I think it's about time you started thinking outside of the box Harold."

'Yes, sir, what can I do for you?'

Patent Attorney (invisible man)

'I'm no expert, but I think we're a little behind when it comes to the latest industry technology.'