SIX years down the road "Elizabeth Holmes (USA)" (warning: epo.org link) is still listed by the EPO as a finalist. Last year, or half a decade later, her patents made the headlines for being used against researchers pursuing a solution to COVID-19. They were based in France, where both Benoît Battistelli and António Campinos had come from.
We've often complained about European software patents, but we frequently complain about monopolies that curtail vaccine development and dissemination.
In the video above I discuss the way EPO politicised and hijacked feminism for the purpose of defending immoral practices. They're twisting science and rewarding people in a self-serving fashion that ends up embarrassing the Office. ⬆