Patent Lawyers Pillows

"General Electric beat him out of his death ray and he's simply furious!"

"Do you want to pretend to be a doctor and I'll pretend to be a hotshot civil litigation attorney who sues you till your ears bleed?"

"What's a patent?"

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

'We want everyone to remember our name.'

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

Sue the Author 3PM

The New Fundamentals of Art: 'We'll begin with the most basic figure, the trademark attorney...'

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

Patent Attorney (invisible man)

"I'm Necessity and this is my son, Invention."

The man who invented the wheel/The man who patented the wheel.

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

'But your honor, imitation is the sincerest form of copyright infringement.'

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

Joe's Bar: Not Responsible For Lost or Stolen Intellectual Property.

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

Patents office.

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

'Apparently, the next guy has invented a time machine!'

The Economy of Ideas

"We think your telephone is a great invention, Mr Bell, but is a bit basic. How about adding a phonograph to it?"

'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.'

Money Tree

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

Copyrighted Ideas

'Dear sir, thank you for your idea of a helicopter ejection-seat, but...'

Copyright and copyleft

Jaws 3 - The Litigation

August, 1897 - Arthur Eichengrun invents aspirin.