01.14.21
Gemini version available ♊︎Patent Propaganda and UPC Jingoism Instead of Actual News
Summary: Today’s so-called ‘news’ about the EPO (Europe’s second-largest institution) and the failed UPC is nothing short of shameless propaganda
TODAY’s stock of articles about the EPO and the UPC has thus far been appalling, albeit more or less as usual.
Yesterday we mentioned the Kluwer spin (probably Bristows in disguise) and today we see Bristows doing so directly, along with another law firm that lobbies for patents on life (as does the media operative of Team UPC). Meanwhile, as of a few hours ago, the EPO wants us to think (warning: epo.org
link) that more monopolies is a great accomplishment, even illegal monopolies that lack a legal basis. The EPO’s first press release of the year (2 weeks after the start of the year) isn’t even about the EPO. The video discusses some of these things. █