While Richard spirals, the rest of the incubator crew explores their own "intellectual property" ventures:
In the Silicon Valley episode , the high-stakes world of tech legalities collides with sleep-deprived mania. After the collapse of PiperChat, the episode serves as a "reshuffling of the deck," pushing Richard toward a monumental new project and forcing him into an alliance with his bitterest rival. The "New Internet" & The Patent Trap [S4E3] Intellectual Property
Richard finds that his "original" idea for a peer-to-peer network was already conceived by the late Peter Gregory. While Richard spirals, the rest of the incubator
Richard Hendricks, caving under the weight of his own genius and a lack of sleep, becomes obsessed with a "decentralized internet". Richard Hendricks, caving under the weight of his
Facing a legal dead-end, Richard visits Gavin Belson—who has just been ousted from Hooli—leading to a potential partnership where Gavin provides the patent and Richard the algorithm. Secondary Plotlines: SeeFood & Social Moves