Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 15th April 2007

Dilbert//6574, first published nineteen years ago on Sunday 15th April 2007

Official transcript

Company Lawyer "I did a trademark search on all of the excellent product names you suggested."

"Every one of them is taken."

"So I did a search on the names that weren't so great."

"Those are taken, too."

"Then I checked on the names iCrud, iPuke, EatDirtAndDie, and DefectiveProduct."

"All taken."

"So our new product name will be a combination of grunts and shrieks."

"Like this? GrrrrrEeeyYaaa?"

"That one is taken. Ours sounds more like a monkey passing a kidney stone."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

COMPANY LAWYER I DID A TRADEMARK SEARCH ON ALL OF THE EXCELLENT PRODUCT NAMES YOU SUGGESTED.

EVERY ONE OF THEM IS TAKEN.

SO I DID A SEARCH ON THE NAMES THAT WEREN'T SO GREAT.

THOSE ARE TAKEN TOO.

THEN I CHECKED ON THE NAMES ICRUD, iPUKE, EATDIRT- ANDDIE, AND DEFECTIVEPRODUCT.

ALL TAKEN.

SO OUR NEW PRODUCT NAME WILL BE A COMBINATION OF GRUNTS AND SHRIEKS.

LIKE THIS?

GRRRR- EEEY - YAAA?

THAT ONE IS TAKEN.

OURS SOUNDS MORE LIKE A MONKEY PASSING A KIDNEY STONE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Trademark Search"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a company lawyer conducting a trademark search for new product names. The lawyer's search yields an array of unappealing names, including "iCrud," "ePuke," "eATDirt," "eAndie," and "DefectiveProduct." Despite the lawyer's reservations, the company decides to move forward with one of these names, which they hope will be a combination of "grunts" and "shrieks." The lawyer's skepticism is evident as he questions the wisdom of using such a name, only to be met with a dismissive response from the company. The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of the situation and the lawyer's frustration with the company's decision-making process.

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