[Meme] EPO: Pursuing an Eastern and Western District of Europe (for Patent Trolls and Software Patents)

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2022-01-27 05:19:29 UTC
Modified: 2022-01-27 05:19:29 UTC

EPC? No, UPC
EPC has been ignored for ages (and violated routinely), so why not violate national constitutions as well?

Summary: With the EPO so flagrantly lying and paying for misinformation maybe we should expect Benoît Battistelli and António Campinos to have delusions of grandeur... such as presiding over the Eastern and Western District of Europe, just like Mr. Gilstrap and Mr. Albright (political appointment by Donald Trump, ushering in "the swamp")

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[Meme] EPO: Pursuing an Eastern and Western District of Europe (for Patent Trolls and Software Patents)

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