Reference: Self-fulfilling prophecy (a dirty tactic routinely exploited by businesses)
THE EPO's management and Team UPC are in the same bed. They both strive to create more of a patent mess in Europe, as they don't care about Europe, they just care about how much money they can make in the short term. One might call them "Enemies of the People," to reuse an infamous recent headline from the British press.
Suffice to say, UPC proponents want us to think that the UPC is doing fine because they would profit from it (if it ever becomes a reality at all). It's a nasty strategy of wishful optimism, which involves even advertising job openings that do not exist! The other day we noticed a headline that's a quote from someone in Milan who stands to benefit from the UPC (if it ever becomes a reality). "Unitary Patent system is better off with UK, but worthwhile even without the UK," said the headline. But not possible without the UK. To swap London for Milan would require going back to the drawing board, maybe even radically reshape and rename the UPC. Suffice to say again, the article came from Team UPC and here is a portion from it:The best way forward for the Unitary Patent system after the Brexit vote of 23 June 2016 is to find a way to keep the UK inside the system. That is the opinion of Francesco Macchetta, director IP of the Bracco Group, a healthcare multinational with headquarters in Milan. But if the British don’t stay in, Macchetta thinks Milan would be a logical new location for the London branch of the Central Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), he said in an interview with Kluwer IP Law.
The impact of the Brexit referendum on Unified Patent Court preparations is starting to be felt as the UK government fails to give clear signs of taking steps to leave the European Union; so is an immediate deposit of the instrument of ratification of the Unified Patent Court Agreement the best option for Italy?
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The latest, post-Brexit developments concerning the Unified Patent Court regime