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Patents: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Patents: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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.

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

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