Alice in Wonderland at the Federal Circuit

Advocates at the Federal Circuit sometimes (although rarely) use poetry during oral argument.  In Figueroa v. U.S., 466 F.3d 1023 (Fed. Cir. 2006), a case from 2006  concerning the constitutionality of patent fees, one of the attorneys used verse from Alice in Wonderland plus his own original composition:  [Listen].

You can listen to the entire oral argument here: [Listen].

You can read the court’s opinion here: [Read].

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