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COULD IT EVER BE THAT A LAWYER MIGHT ACTUALLY FIND SOMEONE
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The Patent Scam

COULD IT EVER BETHAT A LAWYER MIGHT ACTUALLYFIND SOMEONE THAT BELIEVESHE'S THE FIRST...

COULD IT EVER BE
THAT A LAWYER MIGHT ACTUALLY
FIND SOMEONE THAT BELIEVES
HE'S THE FIRST PERSON TO THINK OF SOME
OBVIOUS IDEA?

Full Transcript

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COULD IT EVER BE THAT A LAWYER MIGHT ACTUALLY FIND SOMEONE
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THAT BELIEVES HE'S THE FIRST PERSON
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TO THINK OF SOME OBVIOUS IDEA?
Duration
14 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
01:18:13
Uploaded
Oct 31, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Genesis Studios

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Movie Summary

The corruption runs deeper than you'd ever think. A multi-billion dollar industry you've never heard of. This is the world Patent Trolls thrive in: created for them by the U.S. Patent system.
HE MAKES A LIVING BY GOING TO MARATHON RACES - The Patent Scam 00:07
HE MAKES A LIVING BY GOING TO MARATHON RACES
WHEN HE'S DONE PHOTOGRAPHING THE RACE, - The Patent Scam 00:10
WHEN HE'S DONE PHOTOGRAPHING THE RACE,
NEEDLESS TO SAY, MIKE WAS SUED FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT, - The Patent Scam 00:17
NEEDLESS TO SAY, MIKE WAS SUED FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT,
WHO WOULD TAKE OUT SUCH A RIDICULOUS PATENT? - The Patent Scam 00:06
WHO WOULD TAKE OUT SUCH A RIDICULOUS PATENT?
THE ESSENCE OF THE PATENT - The Patent Scam 00:14
THE ESSENCE OF THE PATENT
UH, TO ALLOW THEM TO SEARCH BY BIB NUMBERS - The Patent Scam 00:09
UH, TO ALLOW THEM TO SEARCH BY BIB NUMBERS
MARATHON PHOTOS STARTED THEIR BUSINESS IN THE MID '70s, - The Patent Scam 00:09
MARATHON PHOTOS STARTED THEIR BUSINESS IN THE MID '70s,
UH, WHAT I CAME UP WITH IN 1999 - The Patent Scam 00:09
UH, WHAT I CAME UP WITH IN 1999
THE METHOD IS TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO ORDER THE PICTURES ONLINE, - The Patent Scam 00:16
THE METHOD IS TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO ORDER THE PICTURES ONLINE,
THE DIFFERENCE IS-- - The Patent Scam 00:07
THE DIFFERENCE IS--
IT'S-- [SIGH] MORE... - The Patent Scam 00:05
IT'S-- [SIGH] MORE...
FOR ATTORNEYS TO HOVER OVER AND RECOGNIZE THE DIFFERENCE. - The Patent Scam 00:07
FOR ATTORNEYS TO HOVER OVER AND RECOGNIZE THE DIFFERENCE.
YOU KNOW, I'M FAIRLY LAY AT THIS, BUT UH... - The Patent Scam 00:06
YOU KNOW, I'M FAIRLY LAY AT THIS, BUT UH...
SO IN 2006, WHEN THE PATENT ISSUED, - The Patent Scam 00:08
SO IN 2006, WHEN THE PATENT ISSUED,
I ENDED UP CONTACTING SOME ATTORNEYS - The Patent Scam 00:07
I ENDED UP CONTACTING SOME ATTORNEYS
UH, THEY SAID, "WELL, - The Patent Scam 00:26
UH, THEY SAID, "WELL,
IF THE PATENT IS PRESUMED VALID, - The Patent Scam 00:11
IF THE PATENT IS PRESUMED VALID,
AND THEN MY ATTORNEY WOULD HAVE TO RESPOND, UH, - The Patent Scam 00:07
AND THEN MY ATTORNEY WOULD HAVE TO RESPOND, UH,
I, UH, I FELT - The Patent Scam 00:10
I, UH, I FELT
BECAUSE I THINK HE SPENT AN AWFUL LOT OF MONEY - The Patent Scam 00:13
BECAUSE I THINK HE SPENT AN AWFUL LOT OF MONEY