IN Part VI we've looked or taken a glimpse at the relationship between Finland and Baltic States when it comes to patents; there was some focus on Estonia, the direct neighbour, which also has a lot more patents than Lithuania and Latvia. The video above discusses what it all means to the EPO by focusing on the criteria for leadership selection (seniority based on age alone, apparently) and some of the documents that we've included in the article. We can see, for example, Estonia sort of 'borrowing' the old credibility of the old EPO to market itself. It seems to be aiming at the English-speaking/American market. It's probably harmful to the national interest and the economy of Estonia, but then again WTO and WIPO don't exactly pretend otherwise. One might go further and say that they're running a "racket"... see what Cablegate has on USTR.

"It's probably harmful to the national interest and the economy of Estonia, but then again WTO and WIPO don't exactly pretend otherwise."There are no Benoît Battistelli or António Campinos (EUIPO) photo ops, but we certainly see a notable mention of Finland, which seems to be the guiding hand in Estonia, even though the person who takes the lead is a convicted fraudster. ⬆