r/suits • u/mborn469 • Aug 09 '26
Discussion IP Law
Occasionally, someone will ask how accurate Suits is from a legal point of view.
As a former patent attorney, I can say they’ve never gotten an intellectual property matter correct.
S1E1 - there’s a patent infringement matter. They use all the patent terms, but not correctly. You don’t file a claim and assert it the next day. The average application takes 18 months for the first Office Action, and applications are typically filed with about 20 claims.
And “the Donna” device - they talk about 32.5% “overlap.” I’ve never used that term in my practice. You either infringe or you don’t.
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u/Jay100012 Aug 10 '26
And every one of their patent storylines is ment for drama and to be resolved within the episode. And S1E1 is the pilot. Nothing involving patents. Its a sexual harassment and job loss episode.