Patenting for Inventors
Patenting for Inventors
Adam L. Diament, J.D., Ph.D.: Registered Patent Attorney
Zootopia 2: The Shocking Fraudulent Patent That Drives the Entire Plot! Ep. 162
8 minutes Posted Dec 10, 2025 at 5:29 am.
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In this episode, I dive into Zootopia 2 and the absolutely unhinged fact that the entire plot revolves around a forged patent. Yes, a Disney movie about talking animals turns into a full-blown IP scandal involving a snake inventor, a corrupt businessman who steals her journal, rips out her real patent, forges his own, murders the witness (in a children's film!), frames the inventor, and builds a dynasty on the world's least plausible legal cover-up. I breaks down what the movie hilariously misunderstands about patents, why none of this could ever happen with a real patent, and why it still makes for the greatest animated patent thriller ever made!