Patents: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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.
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.
Recommended by 1 HN commenters across 1 different months, 2016 to 2024.
What Hacker News said
Recommends rixrax · 2019-02 · on “Apple to Close Stores in Eastern District of Texas to Fight Patent Trolls”
URL: [LINK] (Austin Myers) URL: [this 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.
Cites sesutton · 2016-02 · on “Apple Ordered to Pay $625M to Patent Troll in FaceTime Lawsuit”
I don't think it's a coincidence there is that there is a ice skating rink right in front of the courthouse in Marshall, Texas with giant Samsung logos all over it (relevant John Oliver clip [this video] ) .
Cites donretag · 2016-03 · on ““A Popular Venue for Patent Cases””
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 [this video]
Cites soraminazuki · 2024-08 · on “EFF Presses Federal Circuit to Make Patent Case Filings Public”
Samsung even made an outdoor ice skating rink in front of the court house for that reason. An ice skating rink. Outdoor. In Texas. [this video]