The Strikes at the European Patent Office Planned to Carry on for the Entire Year, Maybe Future Years as Well
Strikes at the European Patent Office (EPO) have a profound effect, "but how long for?" an outsider might ask, not out of scepticism but genuine interest...
Well, at the moment we see an increase in strike participation, growing anxiety among delegates (they need to oust Campinos, who is doing "romance" with the sister of his coke-addicted friend), and there's no sign of stopping. In fact, the current (draft) plan shows strikes going on and on until Christmas Eve:
It seems increasingly likely to go on until October when Campinos can be implicitly given "marching orders" and a replacement sought.
Even if Campinos is ousted by then (immediately or with a future end date), it'll still take several decades to 1) repair the reputation of the EPO and 2) hire suitably qualified examiners (2 depends on 1).
There's a cautionary tale somewhere.
Today (in the afternoon) we plan to resume the series about the EU's role (and the kangaroo court, UPC) in EPO scandals. It's not hard to see that the "litigation industry" has taken over the patent authorities, notably offices and courts. The last thing they care about is innovation. █