Short: EPO Explains to Examiners Why They Should and Apparently Can Grant Software Patents (in Spite of EPC)
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2018-04-22 02:47:24 UTC
- Modified: 2018-04-22 02:47:24 UTC
Legal tricks and skirting/avoiding/breaking the law is something Battistelli is renowned for
Summary: Whether it calls it "CII" or "ICT" or "Industry 4.0" or "4IR", the EPO's management continues to grant software patents and attempts to justify this to itself (and to staff)
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