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Battistelli and His Bodyguards: Paranoia, Megalomania, or Both? Are China-Style 'Suicide Nets' Next on the EPO's Agenda?
look back (about a dozen years) to the days of Benoît Battistelli walking around with bodyguards whilst only a French officer at INPI
Dutch Media's Coverage of Protest at The Hague Leaves VP1 Minnoye a New Laughing Stock of the EPO's Staff
As the 'damage control' person for EPO management, which is extremely unpopular these days, Guillaume Minnoye ended up just insulting the Dutch legal system and reinforcing workers' negative perception of their management
FOSDEM Talk Against Software Patents and Against UPC This Weekend
Current leader of the FFII, Benjamin Henrion, will deliver a talk about software patents and their relation to the Unitary Patent Court this Sunday in Brussels, Belgium
EFF: “Software Patents Ruin Everything”
The Electronic Frontier Foundation looks like it may be returning to direct criticism of software patents rather than particular groups of actors that exploit them, e.g. patent trolls
Patentes Resumen: los trolls de patentes de Apple, Patentes de Software, Este de Texas, Rick Frenkel (mejor conocido como Rastreador de Trolles de Patentes)
Eventos reciéntes en el mundo de los trolles de patentes, incluyendo los relacionados a Apple y Linux/Android, donde las batallas de patentes de software persisten y se han convertido en un factor considerable.
Robert L. Stoll Otro Ejemplo de USPTO Patent Maximalistas (Officiales) Que Pretende Ser Una Clase de Journalistas E Impulsa las Patentes de Software
El último ejemplo de covertura parcializada e incompleta acerca de patentes, donde la gente que hace sus ganancias de ellas pretenden hablar de los intereses de los Estados Unidos en vez de ellos mismos y las GIGANTES CORPORACIONES DE DONDE PROVIENEN.
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Dutch Television Talks About EPO Conflict and Today's Protest at The Hague, Previous Protests Too
A clip just extracted from today's segment about the EPO's union-busting actions that caused unprecedented disputes and may soon lead to strikes<
Independent Dutch Investigation to Commence Into the Working Conditions at the European Patent Office in Rijswijk
Dutch politicians are taking further steps in order to tackle extreme abuse at the European Patent Office (EPO), where staff is being herded like sheep and staff representatives are facing mock trials
EPO Protests Earn Coverage on Dutch Television, Programme Starts Now (10PM CET)
EPO protests have become mainstream news, at least in the Netherlands, as revealed by today's comments
Many Software Firms No Longer Bother With Software Patents, Especially After Alice
News about patents on software, covering the US, India, and Europe, where trends are going in the opposite direction (patent scope broadened rather than restricted, e.g. barring abstract software patents)
Microsoft is Still Dying
The Microsoft crisis deepens as the company's core monopolies dry up and no substitutes are succeeding so far, except perhaps an E.E.E. (embrace, extend, extinguish) of the competition
Over a Thousand People Protest at The Hague; The EPO's PR Team is Lying Again About the Busting of Staff Unions, Pretends There is “Union Recognition”
A detailed roundup of today's EPO protest at the Hague -- a protest that seemingly attracted a record number of participants, including groups such as the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) and politicians like Marianne Thyssen, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
Patents Roundup: Apple, Patent Trolls, Software Patents, East Texas, and Rick Frenkel (Best Known as Patent Troll Tracker)
Recent developments in the world of patent trolls, including the relation to Apple and Linux/Android, where (software) patent battles persist and have become a considerable factor
Robert L. Stoll Another Example of USPTO Patent Maximalists (Officials) Who Pretend to be Some Kind of Journalists and Advocate Software Patents
The latest example of biased, incomplete coverage regarding patents, where people who profit from patent feuds pretend to speak for US interests rather than themselves and mega-corporations which they came from
EPO Staff at The Hague to Protest Shortly; Here is Why We Should All Support Them
Some background information about the European Patent Office protest which is about to commence at The Hague
Philip Cordery Dice que la Situación de la OEP es Bien Conocida por Todos, Lo Atestigua Numerosos Artículos de Prensa, Acciones Políticas, o Recomendaciones Administrativas
La SUEPO tradujo una carta enviada por Philip Cordery (arriba) a la Organización Internacional de Labor (I.L.O) deplorando los abusos de la gerencia y llamándolos a la acción.
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Los Abogados de Patentes y sus Sitios/Medios de Comunicación Todavía Son una Barrera para Terminar las Guerras de Patentes
Como el Complejo Militar Industrial, los abogados del establishment trabajan duro para perpetuar el sistema que continua ordeñando, ganando por juicios y riesgos percibidos (armamento de patentes)
No More Defeatism: Battistelli's Days at the European Patent Office May be Numbered
Benoît Battistelli is a wanted man; Having played with fire for far too long and in irritable places such as The Hague, we predict that Battistelli may not even survive this year, not without massive political interventions from numerous member states
The EFF-Recommended Advice on Patents From Juelsgaard/Stanford Law School Potentially Worse Than Useless
Having been bankrolled by a billionaire, Mark Cuban (said to be worth US$3 billion, based on Forbes), the Electronic Frontier Foundation pursues a patent approach that would further empower large, rich corporations, not small companies
The United States' Patent System Lets Software Patents Rot, as Patent Trolls Take Over the System and Unrest Grows
A long roundup of recent patent news from the US, where things are changing for the better in some aspects but are still pretty grim, mostly because of the centralisation of patents (very few corporations holding the lion's share) and widespread exploitation by trolls
EPO Protest in The Hague This Week Targets Next Wave of Silent (by Gag Orders) Union Busting
Latest news about the EPO's witch-hunt against various people whose punishment seems strategic, intended to harm coordination and scare everyone, probably for complete elimination of dissent and criticism
The EPO Goes Lobbying Even More Heavily in Brussels, Reveals New Job Advertisement
The immunity-waving European Patent Office (which is unwilling to waive its right to remain untouchable) is meddling and interfering with European politics, in the interest of monies/entities that are against Europe's
Newly-Released Badinter Report Shows That by Treating Staff Like Garbage the European Patent Office is Violating Fundamental Rights
“Related to EPO,” a source told us, crushing of fundamental rights now deemed a serious offense, based on a new report from France
Philip Cordery Says the EPO Situation is Well Known to All, as Attested by the Numerous Press Articles, Political Actions, or Administrative Recommendations
SUEPO shows and translates a letter sent from Philip Cordery to the International Labour Organisation (I.L.O.) bemoaning the abuses by the management and calling for action
Despido de los Representantes de Empleados de la OEP No los Elimina, Al Unirse los Empleados Comparten la Carga y el Dolor
A pesar de los despidos y severos castigos (aplicados de sobremanera por Pinocho Battistelli a pesar del consejo del comite disciplinario), la unión de empleados de la OEP continúa mostrando señales de fuerza y tomarán futuras acciones (algunas más efectivas que las de hasta ahora, i. e. huelgas)
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Patent Lawyers and Their Sites/Media Still a Barrier to End of Software Patents and Patent Wars
Like the Military Industrial Complex, lawyers' establishments work hard to guard the system which they are constantly milking, profiting from feuds and perceived risks (patent armament)
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