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[Meme] European Patent Office, Run by Microsoft, for Microsoft

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2024

And promoting European software patents, despite knowing that they are not legal, by coercing or removing examination.

A robot: I grant patents on software. Man: I know a place for you.

Technically the Office is run by an American corporation, Microsoft. Nobody seems to care.

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