09.23.21

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[Meme] Lowering the Standards…

Posted in Europe, Patents at 5:04 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

1,000 times fewer European Patents than Germany (4,000 fewer than Japan and US), still gets VIP treatment
Numbers from this report (warning: epo.org link)

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EPO dictators Benoît Battistelli and António Campinos love small economies where love can be bought cheaply (that they also speak French is a bonus, being their mother’s tongue)

Summary: It’s time for another round of fluff at the EPO, this time without even travelling (PR-over-’ViCo’)

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