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Re:How to slaughter a patent troll in 5 steps by rhizome on Saturday July 27, 2013 @12:20AM (#6111877)
I hadn't heard that one, but Yves Klein patented a color in France 50 years ago:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Klein_Blue

Re:How to slaughter a patent troll in 5 steps by smsm42 on Saturday July 27, 2013 @03:33AM (#6112142)
I think the patent was about the chemical, not the color as a hue. This is essentially the same idea as drug patents.