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EPO is Already Going 'Dark' Like in China

When corruption becomes the norm journalism becomes an enemy

SIPO and Battistelli Reference: Loose Patent Scope Becoming a Publicity Nightmare for the EPO and Battistelli Does a China Outreach (Worst/Most Notorious on Patent Quality)



Summary: The already-opaque EPO continues to be getting more secretive and the main strategic ally seems to be China, best known for low patent quality and a wealth of frivolous litigation

"Last week was case law conference," a source told us. "In [the] past it was always recorded and could be seen on the EPO's web site. Not this time. Because of many questions expected to criticise reform? Attorneys are not happy."



This isn't the first time the EPO reduces transparency while Battistelli boasts about "transparency" in his so-called 'blog'. The only 'transparency' we now have at the EPO is leaks. People from the inside take great risks to expose the rot and the abuses. A lot of things that the EPO used to publish (e.g. salary of the President) are now secret, yet Battistelli has the audacity to speak about "transparency".

"A lot of things that the EPO used to publish (e.g. salary of the President) are now secret, yet Battistelli has the audacity to speak about "transparency"."Published yesterday in Battistelli's 'blog' (warning: epo.org link) and then promoted by the PR team was the assimilation to SIPO, which is no accomplishment. It was also covered on the same day by the Chinese state media, noting that the EPO is now similar to China's SIPO. Is Battistelli so proud to be emulating China? Where people are put in prison for exposing corruption? Where patent quality has sunk to bottom low? Where litigation is soaring to the point where patent trolls flock there and based on last night's article from Managing IP, patent litigation has just become an 'app'? China seems very eager to help patent extortion and patent trolls and "[t]o facilitate the use of mediation and minimise its caseload, the Beijing IP court has launched a "Faxin WeSue" platform. The platform operates via a mini programme, an app built into WeChat – China’s popular messaging service..."

Coming soon to the EPO? An 'app' for making demand of payments using dubious European Patents (EPs)? Whatever happens with the UPC (or doesn't happen), things look grim for 'SIPO Europe'.

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