EUIPO-EPO Nepotism and Cross-Pollination/Staff Influx Depicted
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2021-12-28 22:30:21 UTC
- Modified: 2021-12-28 22:36:58 UTC
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Summary: It's no secret that the bribery hub EUIPO and EPO have exchanged a lot of staff -- even top-level staff -- all this despite patent law and trademark law being profoundly different (the current EPO President, António Campinos, barely understands patents, nor do his old mates from EUIPO, whom he brought to the EPO for their loyalty to him rather than their skills/qualifications)
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