Property Lawyer Gifts

"We got a great buy on the apartment, but, unfortunately, it didn't include the mineral rights."

Desert Island Eviction Notice

Illustration on the dangers of homebuyers failing to get correct property searches done. Couple look on in dismay as bus and ramblers have right of way over their land.

Unreal Estate.

"Oh, so what if it's invading our air rights."

"I can't believe how great my life is now: We used to live in an apartment, but now, I have my own garden..."

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

"What's a patent?"

At first I thought it was just coincidence, but then I realized it corresponded directly to your shift.

Patent Attorney (invisible man)

Sign: 'Welcome to Fernbanks. Beneath our quaint Norman Rockwell-ish exterior beats a big-box chain store heart, ready to sell out at the drop of a hat.'

"This is all we have available. It has an accordian front door, a shelf, a phone, and a spectacular view."

"Plagiarist!"

Intellectual Property

'For Sale by Neighbor'

'Oh look, the tide is coming in.'

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

'Wait a second, Dad...did the three little pigs have a home owner's policy to cover huffing and puffing?'

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

'Well, the rent is a bit more expensive than usual because there are only 1 327 482 other tenants...'

Mouse real estate!

The Economy of Ideas

An exaggeration of estate agents

'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.'

'We did have one property in your price range, but I'm afraid we sold it in 1943.'

Copyrighted Ideas

Copyright and copyleft

"This one has nicer sand, but I think I prefer the tree on the last one we saw."

'On the face of it, it sounds great that she left me her house, but it has gone stale and what Hansel and Gretel didn't eat the birds have had a go at.'

Patents office

'The owner would have shown you around himself, but he doesn't rise untill after sunset.'

Starter Homes

'I need to tell Edgar...our house sold for a million two.'

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