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After EPO Sanctions Against IP Kat (Censorship of More Than 10,000 Articles) Even Merpel Throws in the Towel
For gagging purposes, the EPO has been threatening both journalists and bloggers, hoping to induce self-censorship; this appears to have worked against IP Kat
With Latest Promotions, Microsoft Puts Its Tokens in the Patent Shakedown Basket, Its Patent Trolls Fight for Software Patents
Microsoft is again promoting its patent extortion staff -- those who attack GNU/Linux with software patents -- while its trolls, notably Intellectual Ventures, fight for software patents (but thankfully lose their battle, yet again)
'Lobbyists' Annsley Merelle Ward and Alan Johnson (Bristows) Return to Using IP Kat to Spread Fake News About Unitary Patent (UPC)
IP Kat is again being used for lobbying purposes, courtesy of those striving to undermine British democracy by misinforming officials, lying about British companies, and constantly lying to the public
Battistelli's Coup at the EPO Continues: The EPO is Becoming the Cash Cow of Battistelli and His Friends, Until This Cow Will Die
The raison d'être of today's EPO seems to be enriching the top-level management, not actually providing a service to Europe or even performing high-quality patent examination
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'Evil Tongues' Inside and Outside the EPO Explain Why Battistelli's 2016 'Results' Are Bad While the Media Mindlessly Repeats EPO Management's Talking Points
As potential applicants consult their attorneys more of them decide to skip the EPO altogether, but the EPO is trying to distract from that angle and instead flush the queue for faked (incredible if not for the incredulous observers) 'gains'
Ousting of Benoît Battistelli Next Week Seems Feasible, But Jesper Kongstad Protects Rather Than Supervises Battistelli
The latest developments that are going on behind the scenes and may soon culminate in removal of the EPO's immunity, if not the ousting of Battistelli and the "swamp" he brought with him as well
UK software companies oppose Unitary Patent ratification
Companies across UK have expressed their opposition to an attempt to ratify the Unitary Patent treaty which is neither desirable for British software companies nor compatible with Brexit.
Latest EPO 'Results' Should be Grounds for Immediate Dismissal of Battistelli Rather Than Celebrations
The quality of European patents, or EPs, should be the elephant in the room next week, but will delegates dare bring up the subject and recognise the irreversible ruin caused by Battistelli, who flushed down pending applications by cursory decisions?
Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Bert Koenders: Rapid Improvements in European Patent Office or Else 'High Level' Action
The growing political pressure to subject the EPO to the Rule of Law, as the Administrative Council became so complicit that it is demonstrably incapable of functioning rationally, e.g. so as to repair the broken institution
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The European Patent Office is Wasting Its Already Limited Budget on Misleading Press Releases/Paid-for Coverage That Overlook Sharp Decline in Patent Quality
The media is awash with EPO talking points, which were not necessarily the result of objective journalism or fruits of labour but were sometimes simply paid for if not ghost-written too (as is typical by now)
Battistelli's Shock Doctrine is Coming to the EPO's Boards of Appeal, Having Already Rattled the Office
The vicious attacks on the Boards of Appeal are already having a very negative effect on their ability to operate and the end result will be lack of patent justice, just more and more so-called 'production'
EPO “Too Industry-Friendly, Say the Critics”
Criticism of the EPO in German language, as it appears to have attracted attention in Austria while German media mostly overlooks the subject these days
Caricature: 'Posterrorism' at the EPO
How EPO management treats applicants who are posting documents, aside from the already-obtrusive checks of personal belongings and even their phones/laptops
Raise Your Glass to the Monopoly -- New Article About the European Patent Office Losing It on Patent Scope
For purposes of long-term preservation and information, "Prost auf das Monopol" in English is hereby being published
EPO Record Low on Quality of European Patents (EPs) in 2016
Battistelli's assembly line is working as expected, churning out dubious patents at a high pace and completely destroying the reputation of every patent which starts with "EP"
Another Delegation Antagonistic on EPO Matters is 'Decapitated' (Sean Dennehey)
The head of UK-IPO, Sean Dennehey, is no longer the head of UK-IPO, but we need to know why (somewhat of a mystery, at least for now)
With a Week Left Before the Administrative Council's Meeting, Pressure on Battistelli to Leave the EPO Continues to Grow
The number of pressure vectors against Battistelli has grown since the above diagram was rendered (UK, Switzerland, stakeholders and many more can be added), which makes an implosion seem like a matter of time
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The EPO's Connections to or Facilitation of Bayer and Monsanto Explored in New Article
The issues associated with GMO patents (which the EPO had granted until recently, as complaints grew too loud) are explored in the European media, albeit a reliable English translation is not yet available
ILO: “EPO Threaten(s) the Ability of the Administrative Tribunal of the ILO to Serve All Other Organizations”
Highlighting a new document from the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO), which is obviously not happy with the way EPO treats its own staff as well as ILOAT (ILO's Administrative Tribunal)
The US Patent System Has Become a Dog-Wagging Tail That Serves Patent Law Firms and Parasites But Not Inventors
Lack of justice in the US patent system, which became a virtual cash cow of rogue actors that produce nothing and are taxing everything, as long as the system lets them get away with it
PTAB and CAFC Crush Patents on Business Methods and Software, So Dennis Crouch Tries to Slow Them Down
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) have together eliminated perhaps several thousands of patents (even more by extension, by means of precedence), so the meta-industry associated with such patents strikes back, and occasionally this is painted as scholarly analysis albeit inherently biased
Positive Signs After Alice: Software Patents Still Invalidated in Bulk, Eastern District of Texas Down for the Count, and Michelle Lee Stays
An outline of the latest news from the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), the Eastern District of Texas (EDTX), and proponents of software patents, who are growing ever more desperate in the wake of Alice
The Very Thought of UPC in the UK “is a Perfect Example of What Lobbying Can Achieve!”
Only the endlessly-repeated myth of the UPC being ratifiable in the UK makes it conceivable that it will happen this month (Jo Johnson ignoring his own common sense), but what would happen after Brexit?
Team Battistelli, Already Grossly Overpaid (With Salary Gone Hidden), Wants Even More Money
Battistelli and his "swamp" continue to suck out everything that's left inside the EPO, including money, reputation, brainpower and common dignity
EPO President Benoît Battistelli, Like Far-Right Politicians, is a Great Danger to Europe
Consideration of some of the latest observations and incidents, which make the EPO look like a far-right institution, where human rights and the law are habitually and nonchalantly trampled on
Poisonous Patents at the European Patent Office (EPO)
When colouring involves ingestible metals and questions about public interest in patenting arise, reminding the population that patents are not some limitless God-given right
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