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LastWeekTonight · 9.3M views · 2015-04-20 · 11:04

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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.

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

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2016–2024

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rixrax · 2019-02 · Recommendation

URL: [LINK] (Austin Myers) URL: [VIDEO] (John Olivier) Above two YouTube videos I’ve been passing around in regard to sometimes peculiar nature of patents law in US and in particular that of eastern district of TX.

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soraminazuki · 2024-08 · Reference

Samsung even made an outdoor ice skating rink in front of the court house for that reason. An ice skating rink. Outdoor. In Texas. [VIDEO]

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donretag · 2016-03 · Reference

So blatant. Who is responsible for that site? Local chamber of commerce? Here is a humorous view by John Oliver, of nearby (60 miles) Marshall, TX, another venue for patent trolls [VIDEO]

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