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John Oliver takes on patent trolls in this hilarious segment

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If you’re creating a new technology or have a business idea beware. Patent trolls are everywhere.

HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver took on the world of companies that fish for other companies to sue for infringing on their patents, or, as Oliver puts it, “legally binding dibs,” in this segment on “patent trolls.”

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