Patent Law

Bill Heinze of I/P Updates blog reported on August 14, 2006 about "[t]he Discovery Channel Canada's Patent Bending team ... scour[ing of] patents from the past 100 years 'to find the seemingly greatest, strangest or most fantastically odd ideas that never got off the page - then figure out why.'

"[E]ach episode identifies one idea and starts the process of bringing the invention to life. They build it, test it and they quickly figure out why it never worked." Episodes include:

1. ?Bicycle Lawnmower;?
2. ?Floating Tent;?
3. ?12-Gauge Golf Club;?
4. "Helmet Bar;"
5. "Chute 'N Shoes;"
6. "Human Carwash;"
7. "Fishing Show;" and
8. "Motorized Picnic Table.

The show will air again, this time on the Science Channel, beginning on April 9, 2008.  Schedule and information on each of the 14 episodes is available here.  Thanks to my son for the heads up on this show.