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[–] ForgotAboutDre 70 points 1 year ago (1 children)

These shouldn't hold up. Wouldn't the prior work of thousands of generations of mothers invalidate such a patent.

[–] Darkard 111 points 1 year ago (3 children)

"Excuse me madam but do you have a license to use those tits? No? Didn't think so. The content of those bazongas is Nestle property. I'm afraid I'm going to have to clamp those nipples until such time as the proper Bandonkadonk subscriptions are paid"

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i got this new legal drama plot. basically there's this patent infringer except she's got huge boobs. i mean some serious honkers. a real set of badonkers. packin some dobonhonkeros. massive dohoonkabhankoloos. big ol' tonhongerekoogers.

what happens next?!

lawyer shows up with even bigger bonkhonagahoogs. humongous hungolomghononoloughongous

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I read this story in Barney Stinson's voice.

[–] grue 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you considered a career in avian taxonomy?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Who doesn't like the dickcissel or the tufted tit-mouse?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As long as the tits aren't used for commercial purposes you don't need a license. Anyway, I doubt that in Europe you could patent any naturally occuring molecules in any kind of milk.

[–] AnUnusualRelic 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can patent pretty much anything in Europe.

However, enforcing those patents is a completely different affair.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe some countries' patent offices don't take their job serious, but in general there are loads of things you can patent. For example basically anything naturally occuring is not generally patentable, but you can patent methods for synthesising or extracting naturally occuring things.