Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 18th October 2011

Dilbert//8221, first published fifteen years ago on Tuesday 18th October 2011

Tags

copyright & trademark inventions competitor suing albanian court design trademark block manufacturing shaped like rectangle design shapes irregular mole

Official transcript

Man: Our competitor is suing us in an Elbonian court for some sort of design trademark violation. They're trying to block us from manufacturing anything shaped like a rectangle. Boss: What design shapes are available? Man: Only one, assuming "irregular mole"

is a shape.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR COMPETITOR IS SUING US IN AN ELBONIAN COURT FOR SOME SORT OF DESIGN TRADEMARK VIOLATION.

THEY'RE TRYING TO BLOCK US FROM MANUFACTURING ANYTHING SHAPED LIKE A RECTANGLE.

WHAT DESIGN SHAPES ARE AVAILABLE?

ONLY ONE, ASSUMING "IRREGULAR MOLE" IS A SHAPE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Design Shapes"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a dispute between two companies over design shapes. The first panel introduces the scenario, where one company is suing another for design trademark violation. The second panel reveals that the company being sued is attempting to block the competitor from manufacturing anything shaped like a rectangle. The third panel poses the question, "What design shapes are available?" and the fourth panel humorously responds, "Only one, assuming 'Irregular Mole' is a shape." This lighthearted exchange highlights the absurdity of the situation, poking fun at the idea of trying to trademark a basic shape like a rectangle.

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