Andrew F. Knight is an US patent agent and inventor

He became noted in 2005 for being the first person to file a patent with the USPTO to claim a fictional storyline. He formed Knight & Associates, a patent protection firm that offers its services for clients wishing to make use of story patents.

The application has been published, but not yet granted. The idea of patenting specific plots has already attained fame and heated controversy; many opposers decry the concept as ridiculous and fear that it would stifle innovation and creativity, while Knight himself believes that plot patents would have the opposite effect.

There is a question as to whether or not Mr. Knight is a figure of sufficient cultural currency to merit a Wiki page, and whether or not the page merely feeds his self-promotional interests. However, it is worth noting that the page itself was not, apparently, put up by Mr. Knight himself.

Note: the following HAS been written by Mr. Knight. Mr. Knight agrees that he is most certainly not a figure of "sufficient cultural currency," and leaves such sought-after titles to far more interesting folk such as Kevin Federline ("K-Fed" for those having sufficient cultural awareness) and Paris Hilton. He requests that you stop reading this idiot Wiki entry as soon as possible.

Notes

Knight's reply to critical comment

External links

PlotPatents, Knight & Associates home page

AND plot&RS=IN/knight AND plot The published application.

1st Story Line Patent Published—A very critical Groklaw article on Knight's endeavour