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Summary: The European institutions responsible for trademarks, designs and patents seem to be compromised; they're in essence captured by over-ambitious people who take shortcuts, bend the rules, and rig the proper processes of nomination and (s)election

THE video above sums up some of the key things we have seen so far in the first seven parts, namely:

1. EPO Exposé: The Besieged Baltic States – Part I – More Captured Delegates?
2. EPO Exposé: The Besieged Baltic States – Part II – Old Wine in New Bottles...
3. EPO Exposé: The Besieged Baltic States – Part III – Introducing the Finnish “Facilitator”
4. EPO Exposé: The Besieged Baltic States – Part IV – Martti Enäjärvi and His “Good Brother” Networks
5. EPO Exposé: The Besieged Baltic States – Part V – A Man With a Conviction...
6. EPO Exposé: The Besieged Baltic States – Part VI – "A Good Friend of Estonia and a Steady Cooperation Partner”
7. EPO Exposé: The Besieged Baltic States – Part VII – A Self-Appointed “Select Committee”

Pretender/bartender Campinos (and how he rose to power at the EUIPO or elsewhere) will be the subject of tonight's part of the ongoing series.

It's common knowledge, pretty much universally (all around the globe), that people typically rise to power not because of skills and qualifications but mostly owing to connections, including relatives like parents. It's a system built around nepotism and favours, not cheques and balances. ⬆