Summary: The UPC's preparatory committee (Unified Patent Court Committee) is pretending not to understand that London is neither in France nor in Italy; this whole scandal serves to show how Team UPC basically tarnishes the reputation of the European Union and national governments, in effect repudiating the state and the Rule of Law (this is an offence in Germany)
Microsoft pays publishers to spread the illusion that the only viable option for developers and non-developers is "drugs" like Visual Studio and Microsoft Office, respectively
Seeing that the patent "industry" has turned to serious crimes (sometimes to cover up corruption) and seeing that the net negative is clearer for all to see, people who argue for abolition of all patents will have a field day