The Patent Scam (2017)
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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Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
That was an excellent one.
Just what I expected
It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
This is a must watch documentary that shows you the corrupt state of the American patent system.It shows how patent trolls and often corrupt lawyers/judges milk the system, to force helpless victims out of a livelihood.I sincerely hope that the Congress will pass a bill that puts an end to this gross injustice.
Shows exactly what is wrong with today's patent laws and filing. Patent trolls are real and they can get you anywhere, specially if you are in the growth stage. Ridiculous state of the matter. I agree wit the end abstract remarks. Those changes are needed. Good job.
This is an interesting and worthwhile watch. I'd actually give it a 6.5, but rounded up... The show does not state that all patent infringement claims are frivolous. It states that a very large and significant proportion of them are, and that a very significant proportion of them are generated by shell corporations (LLC's typically), from empty offices, and mostly in some small towns in East Texas. It also states that in a significant number of cases brought, the Judge's are relations (fathers) of the two lawyers controlling the lawsuits! These appear to be proved facts. Honestly, the muck that is uncovered here is eye-watering. And dreadful. I feel extremely sorry for these mid-size companies that are being bled dry by the leeches that seek to sue and litigate for everything. Oh, and Peter Wolf. Just wait till you watch his interview. I cannot believe that that individual had the gall to agree to be interviewed and said what he said. I'm shaking my head in disbelief at the content of his interview - listen carefully to him; his patent was eventually quashed but he kept all of the "licensing" cash that he bled out of the photographers before he was eventually found out. The world really is full of scumbags. Watch this well-made amateur film effort to see some of them.
Everyone should watch this. It is such a travesty of justice that ruins small businesses and innocent people's lives purely to line the pockets of unethical lawyers and judges hiding behind fake shell companies in empty offices most all of which are located in East Texas. This impacts every American. Please watch and let's do something about it!