Last Week Tonight with John Oliver · SEASON 2
Patents
Episode 10 · 2015-04-19
- Talk
- Comedy
- News
Episode overview
For inventors, patents are an essential protection against theft. But when patent trolls abuse the system by stockpiling patents and threatening lawsuits, businesses are forced to shell out tons of money. Also, CNN produced an actual doomsday video to broadcast when the world is ending and it’s incredibly dull. We've enlisted Martin Sheen to help make humanity’s final moments happier!
30 minutes
Season 2 episodes
1. Marketing to Doctors2015-02-08
2. Tobacco2015-02-15
3. Elected Judges2015-02-22
4. Infrastructure2015-03-01
5. U.S. Territories2015-03-08
6. The NCAA2015-03-15
7. Municipal Violations2015-03-22
8. Government Surveillance2015-04-05
9. The IRS2015-04-12
10. Patents2015-04-19
11. Fashion2015-04-26
12. Standardized Testing2015-05-03
13. Paid Family Leave2015-05-10
14. Chickens2015-05-17
15. FIFA II2015-05-31
16. Bail2015-06-07
17. Torture2015-06-14
18. The Internet2015-06-21
19. Transgender Rights2015-06-28
20. Stadiums2015-07-12
21. Food Waste2015-07-19
22. Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Laws2015-07-26
23. District of Columbia2015-08-02
24. Sex Education2015-08-09
25. Church2015-08-16
26. LGBT Discrimination2015-08-23
27. Public Defenders2015-09-13
28. Migrants and Refugees2015-09-27
29. Mental Health2015-10-04
30. North Dakota2015-10-11
31. Canada2015-10-18
32. Medicaid Gap2015-11-01
33. Prisoner Re-entry2015-11-08
34. Daily Fantasy Sports2015-11-15
35. Refugees & Pennies2015-11-22
