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Silicon Valley S4E7 — The Patent Troll

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Silicon Valley•Season 4•Episode 7

The Patent Troll

7.8/10 · 1,678 votesJun 4, 201728 min

Ranked #10 of 10 in Season 4•−0.3 vs season avg

When Richard decides to stand up to a patent troll, his defiance ends up coming back to haunt him. Gilfoyle goes to desperate measures to battle Jian-Yang's new smart fridge. Jared embraces multiple identities in his quest to reduce costs. Erlich tries to hang with

Directed byJamie Babbit

Written byAndrew Law

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Thomas Middleditch

Thomas Middleditch

Richard Hendricks

T.J. Miller

T.J. Miller

Erlich Bachman

Zach Woods

Zach Woods

Donald 'Jared' Dunn

Kumail Nanjiani

Kumail Nanjiani

Dinesh Chugtai

Martin Starr

Martin Starr

Bertram Gilfoyle

Amanda Crew

Amanda Crew

Monica Hall

Matt Ross

Matt Ross

Gavin Belson

Josh Brener

Josh Brener

Nelson 'Big Head' Bighetti

Suzanne Cryer

Suzanne Cryer

Laurie Bream

Jimmy O. Yang

Jimmy O. Yang

Jian-Yang

Stephen Tobolowsky

Stephen Tobolowsky

Jack Barker

Chris Diamantopoulos

Chris Diamantopoulos

Russ Hanneman

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Jamie Babbit

Jamie Babbit

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Andrew Law

Andrew Law

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Tim Roche

Tim Roche

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Episode Summary

"The Patent Troll" is episode 7 of Silicon Valley season 4. It scored 7.8/10 from 1,678 votes, ranking #10 of 10 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Jamie Babbit and written by Andrew Law, it aired on June 4, 2017.

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