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Patents: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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What it is

John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on patents and patent trolls, explaining how stockpiled patents and lawsuit threats burden businesses. It features the East Texas venue of Marshall.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN shares it as a humorous but accurate primer on patent trolling and why East Texas is a favored venue.

  • 1 people recommended it
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  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “Above two YouTube videos I’ve been passing around”

    Passed around to explain peculiar US patent law and East Texas.

    rixrax, 2019-02 · Recommendation · in “Apple to Close Stores in Eastern District of Texas to Fight Patent Trolls”

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Topics: patents, patent trolls, east texas, john oliver, litigation

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