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Intellectual Property Law

: IP Spotlight

Can you patent a plot for a new book, film, or play?

By Jim Singer

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The USPTO recently issued a forceful “no” to an applicant who tried to do so.  In 2003, patent attorney Andrew Knight began promoting the idea of “storyline patents”, and he sought claims covering methods of performing and displaying certain combinations of plot elements.  Thanks to Peter Zura’s 271 Patent Blog for first reporting on a USPTO [...]

Full post as published by IP Spotlight on June 30, 2008 (boomark / email).

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