The Patent Scam
2017
7.3 (12)
1 hr 50 min
English
Unraveling the Us Patent System and It's Trolls
The corruption runs deeper than you'd ever imagine. A multi-billion dollar industry you've never heard of. This is the world Patent Trolls thrive in: A world created for them by our own U. S. Patent system. You can be sued for clicking on a hyperlink, using your own scanner, or sharing your Wi-Fi! It sounds insane, but the reality is even crazier. Patent Trolls look for obvious ideas, patent them, and then sue anyone they claim is infringing on their idea. People's lives and businesses are being destroyed.. and they have no way out. “The Patent Scam” exposes the underbelly of this system, and the people that commit this practice.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Genesis Studios
Keywords
- government
- texas
- interview
- patent
- lawsuit
- scam
- lawyer
- corrupt system
- small business
- patent trolls
- patent scam
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Top Cast
Austin Meyer as Self - Host
Phil Adams as 1920s Patent Examiner
Marlon Healey as 1920s Shoeshine Boy
Todd A. Moore as Self (as Todd Moore)
Daniel Nazer as Self (Staff Attorney, Eletronic Frontier Foundation)
Craig Smith as New Jersey Plumber
Top Crew
Austin Meyer · Director, Writer
Jay Oliver · Composer
James Mathers · Cinematographer
Jon Farhat · Editor
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