The writings are on the wall

Summary: Lustre is lost at the EPO, whose appeal is generally decreasing, just like quality or legal certainty associated with granted patents

"While the EPO remains the worldwide favorite, its relative popularity has been decreasing," said Law360 this week in "Time To Reassess Your Patent Cooperation Treaty Strategy" (alluding to "percentage of worldwide applicants selecting the EPO...").

But how can that be? According to IAM, EPO is #1. And according to the EPO, IAM says EPO is #1. Yes, IAM gets PR money from the EPO. It's all corrupt. Reality distortion or perception management? Anything to bury or distract from the message of the EPO's staff who actually dealt with pertinent patents/applications. ⬆