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Summary: Under the guise (or hype) of "blockchain" and other nonsense the EPO has been pushing illegal European software patents, which it prefers to call "CII" (a deliberate deception and misnomer)

LAST NIGHT we published part 11 of a series which will end this weekend. The series concerns the way António Campinos and his few loyal "commanders" try to force EPO examiners to grant a lot of software patents, irrespective of caselaw^* and the EPC (the underlying fundamental rules, akin to a nation's constitution).

"The EPO’s management is a disgrace and as a software engineer myself I’m trying to explain why from a purely technical point of view — set aside legal aspects — the EPO is run by a bunch of frauds, charlatans, and pretenders."The video above has three main parts, starting with site news, then a discussion of part 11, then going through the EPO's "report" and brochure for the lobbying event named after "blockchains" (featuring some of the world's most notorious patent trolls).

The EPO's management is a disgrace and as a software engineer myself I'm trying to explain why from a purely technical point of view -- set aside legal aspects -- the EPO is run by a bunch of frauds, charlatans, and pretenders.

The EPO should certainly stop issuing such fraudulent patents. If managers pressure examiners to do so irrespective of the EPC (i.e. encouraging them to cooperate in a violation of the constitution), then union membership and more organising can help collective resistance. It has thus far proven to be effective. With enough participation, industrial action works. ⬆ __________ ^* Heck, maybe based on bogus, non-impartial caselaw from the EPO's very own controversial kangaroo courts (e.g. those who are framing algorithms as "simulations").