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EPO Euro-PCT
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THE high complexity of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is illuminated in this newly-updated guide (warning: epo.org link) which is almost 200 pages in length. The point I'm trying to make in the video is that there's no way anyone out there, especially some sole inventor, will pursue the process, certainly not without an agency which would charge a fortune. Even if that's done and successfully completed, what next? What would be the point of such patents for a poor inventor?
"What would be the point of such patents for a poor inventor?"Much could be said about the relationship between PCT and the lies about 'Unitary' Patents. How would SMEs benefit from patent courts in countries where they don't even operate? Sadly, with the clout of WIPO and with lobbying from corporations (lobbyists handing over proposed laws to bribed -- by plutocrats -- politicians) we can expect the patent system to drift further and further in this direction/trajectory, broadening patent scope, striving to award as many patents as possible (even to machines or "Hey Hi"), and making courts more plaintiff-friendly, just like patent offices become more applicant-friendly and refer to applicants as "users", "customers", and even "clients" (where there's a presumption of merit, not gunuine scepticism and opposition).
This may seem inevitable... unless... EPO staff and the general population rise up and demand sanity. ⬆
Bart was a victim of the EPO's storytelling