Another Reason to Love IP

Only in an IP case will a distinguished 2d Circuit judge ever write:

"With respect to the Giggle Bunny evidence...", followed a page later by a weaving section on Tickle-Me-Elmo and Tornado Tazmanian Devil.

Source: Nadel v. Play-by-Play Toys & Novelties, Inc., 208 F.3d 308 (2d. Cir 2000)

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I can put down my reading long enough to conjure up this vision of how the oral argument went:

"With respect to what evidence?"

"That would be the Giggle Bunny evidence, Your Honor."

::snickering:: "Excuse me counsel, what evidence?"

::sigh:: "The, ahem, Giggle Bunny evidence, Your Honor. Giggle Bunny."

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I bet there were exhibits. And I bet the judges took an extra long time to decide the case so that they could play with the exhibits. Ooh, and the judges could meet with their clerks, but then refuse to address the clerks when they said somethign stupid, and instead speak to the toys, "Justice T.M. Elmo, do you think the Yale Clerk meant to leave out the element of privity?" "bzzzzzzzz" "I agree, that did seem wrongheaded and foolish. Oh well, that's Yale for you." "bzzzzzzzzztttttt" "Now, Justice Taz, you don't mean that!"

Well, it amuses me. And with spirits lifted, I can now return to reading.