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Weird Al has competition
As set forth in footnote 8 of Amgen, Inc. v. Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc., 126 F. Supp. 2d 69, 82 (D. Mass. 2001):
[W]ell known strategies for claim construction have, in fact, reached the point of ridicule in the patent subculture as this inciteful poem (to be sung to the tune of "Camelot") exemplifies:
A law was made 200 years ago here
Grant patents, help promote inventive thought
Today the system's thriving and our credo
Is claim-a-lot
We push the envelope,
expand the boundaries
Create a circle from a tiny dot
Our product's forged with words
and not in foundries
We claim a lot
(Bum bum, etc.)
Claim-a-lot (claim-a-lot)
I know it sounds a bit bizarre
Lord, we claim-a-lot (oh yes, we claim-a-lot)
Stretch out those claims so far
Though prior art may set some limitations
Restricts our flights of fancy, clever thought
Our efforts, not for naught
Results, so boldly wrought
Construct our patent juggernauts
By claiming quite a lot.
Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Claim-a-Lot, in Pamphlet for N.Y. Intellectual Property Law Association 78th Annual Dinner (Mar. 24, 2000).
p(One of these days, I should attend the annual NYIPLA Judge's Dinner -- I'm missing out on quality entertainment, apparently)c
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