Sometimes, patent legal research is just plain fun.

[klaviernista]

Because every now and then, you come across a statement from the court like this:

"In reviewing the hundreds of pleadings this case has generated, the Court is reminded of the story of the bride Scheherezade and the sultan Schahriar. It was said that Schahriar, a powerful sultan, developed a bitterness and distrust of women when he discovered his first wife was unfaithful to him. Though Schahriar vowed never to marry again, circumstances forced him to wed Scheherezade, a girl who  [**59] he had known since childhood. Schahriar decided that because he was forced to marry Scheherezade, he would murder her after their wedding night. In an effort to forestall her death, however, Scheherezade regaled Schahriar with a long series of fascinating stories for one thousand and one nights. Just as the bride was able to ensure her life would continue by generating story after story, this case has taken on a life of its own, sustained by the never ending possibility that there must be just one more issue or  [*898]  claim that needs rehashing. With this last opinion, it is the Court's prayer that we may now all rest in peace."

Insituform Techs., Inc. v. Cat Contr., Inc., 518 F. Supp. 2d 876, 898 (S.D. Tex. 2007)

[JimIvey]

LOL.  Yes indeed, an audible chuckle....

[patentsusa]

Thanks, that's a good one.

[Kaitlin]

Love it!

Puts me in mind of a bit of "poetry in motion" I was introduced to early in my legal research studies:
367 F. Supp. 373 (ED Pa. 1973)
(doesn't really scan well, but it's fun nonetheless!)

-K

[MYK]

I take it the case was a "Bleak House" for the modern age?

[arman]

yes your rite agree with you .....