"You take what you learn from them and then you riff on that."

Anne Thornton's show "Dessert First" will not be renewed by the Food Network. There was some evidence that Thornton was copying her recipes from elsewhere.

Thornton's comments were of interest.

"I get inspiration from all my heroes. You take what you learn from them and then you riff on that. As for lemon squares, there's only so many ways you can make them, so of course there will be similarities."

"It's chemistry; it's not just cooking. So there are always going to be things that are the same."

Now, apply that to patent law. It's chemistry.