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How Media Helped the EPO Cover Up the EPO Crisis (Including Severe Escalations and Plunge in Patent Grants)

EPO Board of Appeal maintains functional epitope antibody genus claim (T 1964/18): AstraZeneca on MOAR monopolies

Record Innovation in Healthcare, Computer and Digital Technology Drive Surge in European Patent Applications by U.S. Companies: On software patents, Will more patents increase supply? Is EPO a company?

US Cos. Rebound From Dip In European Patent Applications: Is this system for Europe? Kicking a dead horse?

‘Innovation has remained robust in Europe’: Bur US is number one in EPO; Conflating low-quality patents with innovation?

US Companies Widely Led in 2021 European Patent Applications: Weapons

European Patent Filings Reached Record Number in 2021; Huawei Largest Applicant: Lowest quality

EPO unrest returns: should IP owners be worried?

EPO filings rebound, but office operations are still recovering from covid impact: What about industrial actions? Never a mention of the strikes? Are things 'normal' at EPO?

Summary: Reading 'the news' will, in general, give one the false impression that the only difficulty at the EPO is related to COVID-19

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