Who'd have thought

Yes indeed, patenting of plots. Link from Slashdot.

Knight and Associates is the first patent prosecution firm to attempt to obtain utility patent protection on fictional plots. Knight and Associates consists of Andrew Knight and a team of independent contractors comprising skilled writers and experienced patent attorneys, ready to turn valuable new fictional plots or storylines into U.S. utility patent applications. Knight and Associates is located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, the hub of American intellectual property law and the location of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.