Copyright infringement claims against comedian Jerry Seinfeld are a joke—and not a funny one, according to a motion to dismiss filed recently in Manhattan federal court.

In his suit, creative producer and pro se plaintiff Christian Charles claims he is, in fact, the true creator of Seinfeld's show “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,” which premiered in 2012.

Undisputed is the fact that Charles directed the show's pilot in October 2011, but Seinfeld's attorney, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Orin Snyder, says beyond that the suit is bogus, and is asking U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan of the Southern District of New York to kick Charles' claims to the curb.