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Possible Explanation for German Media Barely Covering Very Major EPO Scandals

"Politicians traditionally have a big influence on Volkswagen’s management decisions as well, with Lower Saxony owning a fifth of the shares and the state chancellor, Stephan Weil, on the supervisory board."

--Julia Löhr on Volkswagen (VW)



Related: Raw: The European Patent Office (EPO) is a Cash Cow of Germany

Recent: German Media Helps Cover Up -- Not Cover -- the Latest EPO Scandal

Original: English [PDF] | French [PDF] | German [PDF]

Analysis: English [PDF]

EPO pensions



Summary: Old EPO documents reveal the extent to which Germany benefits from the Germany-centric EPO

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