THE president of the kangaroos at the EPO (beholden to Benoît Battistelli and António Campinos) has eliminated any remnants of independence long enjoyed -- or at least publicly boasted -- by the Boards of Appeal.

Earlier this year they gave an "OK" to European software patents, as one might expect as Campinos pressured them to do so. The president of the kangaroos has signed what we've just called "a Faustian pact."

"Josefsson does what he's told by the people whose actions he's supposed to judge."He basically agreed that as president of the kangaroos he'll authorise pretty much everything done by the Office. It's hard to find any exceptions to that. Josefsson does what he's told by the people whose actions he's supposed to judge.

The video above interjects some personal views and remarks about the incredible level of compensation offered for the defection and for sellouts, (mis)using a term like "Judge" (not UPC lobbyist) to give perceived legitimacy to an incredibly out-of-order regime. ⬆