Richard finds that his "original" idea for a peer-to-peer network was already conceived by the late Peter Gregory.
Monica Hall attempts to sabotage her rival, Ed Chen, by tricking him into backing the questionable SeeFood project, though the plan backfires when the app finds accidental success. [S4E3] Intellectual Property
Richard Hendricks, caving under the weight of his own genius and a lack of sleep, becomes obsessed with a "decentralized internet". Richard finds that his "original" idea for a
In a dry but pivotal twist, Richard realizes that a number he mistook for a phone contact is actually a patent number for his exact concept—and the patent is owned by Hooli. In a dry but pivotal twist, Richard realizes
While Richard spirals, the rest of the incubator crew explores their own "intellectual property" ventures:
Erlich Bachman maneuvers Jian-Yang into a $200,000 seed deal with venture capitalists by rebranding Jian-Yang's modest octopus recipe app into the "SeeFood" concept.
Dinesh attempts to navigate life after the PiperChat legal scare by going on a date, while Big Head pivots to academia. Key Highlights & Trivia